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| Title | : | A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1) |
| Author | : | Deborah Harkness |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 579 pages |
| Published | : | February 2011 by Viking Penguin |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Novels |
Deborah Harkness
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Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.
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| Original Title: | A Discovery of Witches |
| ISBN: | 0670022411 (ISBN13: 9780670022410) |
| Edition Language: | English URL https://deborahharkness.com/all-souls-world-home/the-all-souls-world-books/ |
| Series: | All Souls Trilogy #1 |
| Characters: | Sarah Bishop, Sean Ryder, Diana Bishop, Matthew Clairmont, Emily Mather, Miriam Shephard, Hamish Osborne, Marcus Whitmore, Ysabeau de Clermont, Baldwin de Clairmont, Elias Ashmole, Peter Knox, Stephen Proctor, Rebecca Bishop, Juliette Durand, Agatha Wilson, Nathaniel Wilson, Gillian Chamberlain, Marthe (Vampire), Chris Roberts |
| Setting: | Oxford, England,2009(United Kingdom) Saint Lucien,2009(France) Madison, New York,2009(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | SCIBA Award for fiction, Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Paranormal Fantasy and for Favorite Book and for Goodreads Author (2011) |
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I tried really hard, but wow this book was boring. I think it reminded me way too much of The Historian, which was the biggest waste of 900+ pages I've ever read. I think it's because I've done way too much academic research in my 20 years of schooling to ever find it remotely entertaining.I think the part where the witches, vampires, demons, etc. do yoga together pretty much killed it for me.(Okay, it's probably more of a calm indifference, but had I wasted any more time this would be moreI tried really hard, but wow this book was boring. I think it reminded me way too much of The Historian, which was the biggest waste of 900+ pages I've ever read. I think it's because I've done way too much academic research in my 20 years of schooling to ever find it remotely entertaining.I think the part where the witches, vampires, demons, etc. do yoga together pretty much killed it for me.(Okay, it's probably more of a calm indifference, but had I wasted any more time this would be more
okay, so the good things: I liked the world/mythology/etc, and was amused by the Anne Rice reference! And I also liked the subtle pro-gay marriage message. It could have actually been a lot of fun except for the romance part, which went like this: (SPOILERS!)Diana: I am exceptionally good at being a historian of science, and I even have a job at Yale! I am also a witch, but I don't use my powers. Much.Gosh this mysterious manuscript sure is mysterious!Matthew: I AM TALL. I WENT THROUGH YOUR
Well, this was the dumbest shit Ive read in quite a while. I picked it up thinking it would be some good escapist fantasy book with some romance thrown in but it turned out to be Twilight meets Instagram. We had some vampires, demons, and witches but they never did anything remotely interesting. It was all about yoga, fitness routines, early morning runs, elaborate and photogenic meals, wine drunk in old chateaus, cosy interiors and, I swear to you, there was a scene where the heroine drew her
This is an odd book. Now that I have finished reading it, I'm not sure why I was so enamored of it. With so much discussion of spells and enchantment, I wouldn't be surprised if the book put a spell on me. Despite overall enjoying the book, there are still lots of things about it that irritated me. First, the author needed a better editor. I am finding more often that books surrounded by a certain amount of hype are not well-edited. I don't know if the editors think that every word the author
Upon sighting this book in a soon-to-be-closed Borders store, I was intrigued. The blurb sounded interesting and the first couple of pages seemed competently written. Despite the huge discount, I hesitated, and instead checked the book out from the library.And am I ever glad that I didn't actually buy it.The book started out promising. Protagonist Diana Bishop, distinguished history scholar and professor (just like the author! uh oh...), repressed witch, tea aficionado, rower and yoga
For mere two bucks I rescued this book from a dusty shelf of a local Goodwill store, adopting it with high hopes. For free, I returned it to the same shelf a few weeks later with dejected feeling, sandwiching it between a rejected copy of 'Twilight' and a tattered paperback with a shirtless guy on the cover.At least it found its rightful spot. And I'm out only two dollars. And I would have gladly paid more to free my own bookshelf of this book.So it goes.My books mercilessly rejected the
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