A review by bunnieslikediamonds
The Quincunx by Charles Palliser

3.0

Every misfortune you can imagine befalls our plucky boy hero and his hapless mother in this historical novel (in the afterword the author objects to it being described as a pastiche of the Victorian novel, so I'll keep my mouth shut about that). I absolutely loved the first few hundred pages, but eventually had to resort to skimming. I can only handle so much misfortune at once. If you have all the time in the world and a limitless love for street urchins, go ahead and read it.