World of Wonders: Library Edition

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An incredible finish to a great trilogy. This novel, like its others, managed to change characters and setting while still maintaining its aplomb and allowing Davies to fully explore his theme, which bridges across the entirety of the series. The prose is lucid and, at times, reminiscent of Goeth...

from dbsovereign

Part of Davies' Depford trilogy, we see things from yet another perspective in this book. This is my favorite set of books by Davies. We see how important perspective is and how it can color everything one perceives.

from streamsong

“Have you ever seen him read a book? He really thinks that whatever has happened to him is unique”. P 18 From the cover: "The lynchpin of the Davies trilogy is a winter staple – two boys and a snowball. After an an exchange of the merits of their respective fathers, Percy Boyd Staunton thows a sn...

from Cecilturtle

Having a natural curiosity for religion and particularly Catholicism, I abosultely recommend this book.

from Cecrow

Liesl is the Deptford Trilogy's most intriguing character - so brilliant she belongs in a list of my all time favourites - but Magnus is not far behind, and this is effectively their combined story. I was disappointed at first by the original narrator's return in its opening pages, but this is on...