Servants of the Map, (Paperback)

from Jennisis

I thought that I would like this book of short stories better than I did. The subject matter, natural history, is one of great interest to me, however I found the stories a bit dry. The 19th century views of science that she portrayed were quite entertaining, and the prose gave me the feel of wal...

from SLuce

Book club selection. Was Ok - not really fond of short story format. Would not have read if it had not been our book club selection.

from snash

The book is a series of short stories with intertwined characters, most set in the 1800's. While each was involved in science or naturalist studies, the stories were much more focused on personal longings. One central theme was dealing with loss of family or friend. Although I enjoyed the book I ...

from snash

The book is a series of short stories with intertwined characters, most set in the 1800's. While each was involved in science or naturalist studies, the stories were much more focused on personal longings. One central theme was dealing with loss of family or friend. Although I enjoyed the book I ...

from nivramkoorb

I chose this book because he had been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and Barrett had previously won a National Book Award. This is high praise. The book is a collection of 4 short stories and 2 novellas and deals with time frames spanning a 150 years. The prose was excellent and I admired how wel...