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Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran
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it was amazing

I'm sure there are people who would tell you that this book is about a grown up girl detective who uses drugs and esoteric techniques to solve the mysteries no one else wants solved, but I'd say it's about the way people, places, and events are connected in surprising and often absurd ways.

There was a wonderful balance between the protagonist's depression and the background presence of humanistic compassion, which never strayed anywhere near the realm of preachiness. There was also a perfect balance between the real world setting (New Orleans a year after Katrina) and the presence of coincidence and synchronicity which translate into the clues which are always there, but which are only noticeable to the best detective in the world.
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October 26, 2011 – Shelved
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message 1: by Samuel (new) - added it

Samuel I admit to stalking your goodreads reviews and using them to add to my 'to read' pile.


Andrew Neal I'm very glad I saw this while browsing the new books at the library and liked the cover design. Yep, that's how I choose probably 4 out of 5 of the books I try. I return 4 out of 5 of those without making it through the first chapter, of course.


Alicia In case you didn't know, there's a sequel coming out in June!


Andrew Neal Oh, I'm aware!


Alicia Yay!


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