An imaginative, completely ridiculous and absolutely hilarious Victorian romp

  • Book: Galápagos Regained
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  • Author: James Morrow

Review Author: suekitty13

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I don’t even know where to start this review. Action, adventure, romance, sex and drugs this book has it all! Oh, and lots of philosophical debate on the nature and existence of god and evolution which totally sounds like a downer but really isn’t at all. It is so incredibly imaginative, completely ridiculous and absolutely hilarious. If you have ever wondered what it was like traveling through South America in the Victorian era, well, I don’t think that this book will enlighten you. From an airship to a replica of Noah’s Ark our heroine Chloe finds herself in one improbable situation after another. There is a plethora of characters to keep track of but it wasn’t very difficult since so many of them are familiar famous figures such as Lyell and Mendel. I really enjoyed seeing these historical characters come alive in ways I had never imagined them. The parts with Gregor Mendel in the Istanbul hookah bar smoking hash were my absolute favorite and totally cracked me up! Don’t let the length of this book intimidate you. It is definitely worth the journey!

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