Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
With only two books out, Nick Harkaway has rocketed to near the top of my favorite authors list. This is the best book I've read in a while. It is fun, complex without being convoluted, has great action, and Something to Say. I love Nick Harkaway's writing. I love the intricate sentences and the extraordinary amount of detail given to the characters, the settings, the scenes.* And as I was reading Angelmaker and writing other reviews, I would notice over and over again just how much Nick Harkaway's writing has influenced my own. Even though he's ONLY WRITTEN TWO BOOKS!**
But.
Yes, unfortunately, there's a sizeable:
But.
I loved this book, but I didn't love it as much as I loved The Gone Away World. The ambiance was great, but some of action didn't quite fit the tone. Every scenes moves forward at a brisk pace, but in between scenes I would put the book down for months at a time with no apparent desire to pick it up again.*** Nick Harkaway is near the top of my favorite authors list, but he was before Angelmaker ever came out.
So, I declare: Go out and buy this book. Support Nick Harkaway. Join me in eagerly waiting his next novel.**** Read his blog.*****
But get the Gone Away World first.
* Aubergine porn. 'Nuff said.
** Technically not true; I think he has a nonfiction book out, but I haven't read it. . .
*** Which is why I wrote so many reviews in the interim.
**** Which I think might be coming soon due to delays in publishing Angelmaker? Here's hoping that's true.
***** Nick Harkaway writes some fabulous essays on his blog. For example, http://www.nickharkaway.com/2012/09/mistruth-and-the-lexicon/
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