Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780571232765
ISBN: 0571232760
Label: Faber and Faber
Manufacturer: Faber and Faber
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: June 19, 2008
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Studio: Faber and Faber

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Rating: - Really Hardgoing!
I wish I had read all these reviews before I bought this book. I very very rarely give up on a book, but I am in "grave" danger of not finishing this one, and I hate doing that.
I think the author has tried too hard with his narrative, the prose is wordy, and doesn't get anywhere. If I read the phrase "for a long moment" again, I will throw the book out of the window.
I was looking forward to reading this book, but what a disappointment. I am not getting involved with the story or the ... Read More

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Rating: - It's not as bad as all that!
Gabriel Swift is an orphan who is sent to London by his guardian, in order to learn about anatomy and surgery from the eminent Mr Poll. Gabriel is unsettled and largely unable to connect with those around him , but he does manage to form a companionship with Charles, another surgeon, who introduces him to the seamier side of London life. Gabriel also becomes acquainted with Lucan, a charismatic and dangerous resurrectionist, who seems to be able to blackmail and intimidate many of those he comes into ... Read More

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Rating: - I give up!
After two attempts to get into this book, reading it twice from the beginning, I give up! I thought I would try something different to my usual read and was drawn to the book's setting and fancied a bit of gore! However, the plot is weak, it takes so long to get off the ground and you are left flicking through it to find the next bit of gore that the book allegedly promises!

The worst thing about it is the characters. I thought I was being a bit dense at first for getting confused with ... Read More

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Rating: - Great subject matter, pity about the narrative
Having recently read Druin Burch's wonderful biography of the world's first famous surgeon, Astley Cooper (1768-1841), I was rather looking forward to a fictionalised account of the men from the same era who robbed graves to supply the medical profession with fresh corpses to study.

Billed as an historical thriller, The Resurrectionist, by Australian author James Bradley, was chosen as one of Richard and Judy's summer reads, so perhaps I should have known that this would not bode well -- ... Read More

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Rating: - Not as bad as all that?
The reviews here are universally pretty awful. I don't think this book deserved more than three stars, but it was OK. It took me about 50 pages to get into it, and the plot did desert me at some points, but there was quite a twist towards the end.

By about half way through, I'd switched from forcing myself to read it to wanting to finish it and know the ending. In addition, the writing towards the end (I think because we are in the author's native territory) was quite moving. It certainly ... Read More

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