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The Geographer's Library | 
 enlarge | Author: Jon Fasman
Publisher: Penguin Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 898050
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.4
ISBN: 1594200386
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781594200380
ASIN: 1594200386
Publication Date: February 3, 2005
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The Geographer's Library by Jon Fasman September 24, 2007
Anglers Rest (Devon, England)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The storyline of a thriller, but very long winded & disjointed, views echoed by previous readers of the book ring I was on. Not the best book I have read, but something did compel me to finish reading it.
 Great inventiveness and imagination June 24, 2007
D. Mccann (Cromarty Scotland)
I was overwhelmed with admiration for this writer and enjoyed every page. Paul Tomm is an unusual "hero", I found him very believable and human. The Persian connection added, for me, an extra layer of mystery, casting doubt on Professor Jadid's intentions. The description of gruesome ends made me gasp a bit. I read a copy of this book from the library but intend now to buy it for myself and also one for my daughter-in-law.I was sad when I reached the end, because there was no more to read, but not disappointed. Life is never neatly parcelled up and the conclusion of this book echoes that. I anticipate much enjoyment from subsequent work from this writer.
A curious and beguiling tale June 7, 2007
Veronica Marwood (England)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
'The Geographer's Library' is a novel with two threads. Every other chapter follows the story of Paul Tomm, a newspaper reporter in modern-day America investigating the mysterious death of an old university professor; the alternate chapters describe the origins of fifteen arcane objects thought to hold the key to eternal life. So this is a present-day adventure with strong historical influences, and as such has inevitably attracted comparisons with best-sellers like 'The Da Vinci Code'. These associations are largely misplaced; this story is not what I would call a thriller, nor is it especially adventurous. Rather, it is a sophisticated and placid tale designed to appeal more to the reader's intelligence than the senses.
I wouldn't describe Fasman as an outstanding writer, and some of the exposition feels a little clumsy; but once the introductions are out of the way, the prose boasts some uncommonly beautiful descriptions which seem demonstrative of incredible skill. The characterisation, structure and dialogue are, for the most part, impossible to fault. The author is excellent at evoking atmospheres and emotions with just a few sentences. The obvious criticism is that relatively little actually happens. There are no exhilarating chases and few violent scenes; even the central romance between Paul and a local schoolteacher, Hannah, comes to little more than a kiss. Despite this, I never found myself losing interest in the story; the final third, in particular, had me anxiously turning the pages to reach the conclusion.
The novel is thoughtful rather than thrilling, intellectual rather than action-packed; but I certainly wouldn't say this makes it uninteresting, and the gradually revealed twist in the tail means it would easily warrant a re-reading. If you're after lots of action, violence and continuous twists and turns, you probably won't find this book particularly satisfying - but I thought it was captivating, and what's more, I know I will feel compelled to pick it up again and again in the future.
 Good, until you finish it. September 10, 2006
S. Williams (County Durham, UK)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The book would be excellent, but it doesn't feel finished. You are over half way through the book, and you look at the remaining pages and think "There must be another book to finish it off", but you're wrong. That's it. The makings of an excellent book, the character's are well introduced, the plot gets thicker and more complicated and then..... then he is sat down told everything, and goes to bed, the end. If there was a sequel it would be fantastic, but this should just be the beginning. It's not, and so it's not recommended.
Overall, the book has a very rushed ending which ruins the whole thing.
What Thriller? August 15, 2006
Salomon (Scotland)
Having read so many good reviews about this book I have now read it and have come out rather disappointed. I disagree with the current notion to compare almost any book with a historical twist to the Da Vinci code, - however I did expect suspense which just never happened.
The language is beautiful and in that it is a very good book, however in my opinion Fasman does not build the storyline to be thrilling at all; he should have just written a novel without the unnecessary Dan Brown historical detective twist, as he is undoubtedly a good writer.
Leave the "twists in plot" to those who do it well, as the last chapter unfortunately left me very deflated with an "is that it? I mean, really?".
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