Padraigj’s Reviews > The Luminaries > Status Update

Thank Goodness that Ms. Canton included a several page synopsis of the preceding 340 pages in her conclusion of her first section. This arduous enterprise of reading mystery after mystery after mystery in the revolving conversations of her 12 celestial characters was not easy to remember. I almost put this book in dnf, but something drew me back.

This book lacks heart. I am waiting for some or any emotional resonance but it doesn’t seem to be there. Hopefully I will finish.

So far so good. Wish there was more vivid imagery instead of so much psychological ornamentation on the various characters. Also not sure there is any wisdom here, but there’s certainly a lot of mystery!