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In this novel the light and the dark sides of 19th-century London flow into each other, attracting the attention of famous names such as Marx and Gissing, but also of less well-known characters, who play a significant role in a tale that is a mixture of fable, adventure and Gothic comedy.
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a psychological murder-mystery thriller set in Victorian London. It's far better than the usual historical novels - Ackroyd makes you feel almost as if you're there by piling up an accumulation of small physical details- the smell, the taste, the colours, the sounds of the period. His ear for dialogue and his depth of knowledge are very impressive too. Plots aren't ALWAYS his strong point, but the plot of this is good, subtle and complex, peripherally drawing in major 19th century figures like Karl Marx and George Gissing.
The narrative piles on details until eventually the strands gather together and you realise you've somehow become drawn into the mind of a psychopath.
I'm not keen usually on murder or horror - and I find some of the details repellent. But artistically they are necessary, and they work very well indeed. I highly recommend this book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a fantastic read. I would recommend this to anyone. This book is chilling and twisted and engaging and keeps you on the edge of your seat all the way through. Set against the background of poverty-stricken Victorian London and particularly following actors in the music halls, "Dan Leno & The Limehouse Golem" is an psychologically disturbing and wonderfully macabre book - with a really great twist that you never see coming...!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I won't waste words; it doesn't get much better then this. However, as one reviewer above has noted, please don't expect a mystery in the traditional format. Not to be condescending, but I rather suspect that the intended mystery is (as in all Ackroyd's fiction) the mystery of London itself. Endlessly interlocking patterns of history and personality...cheap revelations aren't really what this is all about!
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Wow! I wish I'd written it.
I started off reading this book wondering if it was going to be too 'bitty' Each chapter seemed to be written by and about someone different. Read more
Published 5 months ago by G. Shutt
Macabre & creepy
Peter Ackroyd has a knack of bringing london's historic past to life , you can allmost smell the city streets ,this is a story that mixes fact & fiction Dan Leno was a famous... Read more
Published 7 months ago by D. S. Sample
a thoroughly unpleasant read
I read this some time ago and really since have not been able to pick up a peter ackroyd book again, despite having enjoyed a fair number of his novels before. Read more
Published 17 months ago by anonymous
A masterpiece
Dan Leno And The Limehouse Golem is quite simply a masterpiece. Every aspect of the novel is remarkable. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Philip Spires
not bad, not good
Well, I'm sorry to say I've been disappointed by another of Ackroyd's books! I adored Chatterton, and subsequently picked up several more of Ackroyd's nooks, desperate to read more... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Larewen Evenstar
Ackroyd, London, Leno
If you like the style of Peter Ackroyd - his fascination to detail and the marvellous way he entwines his characters against a backdrop of London - Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem... Read more
Published on 12 April 2010 by Mr. Alan Fresco
Superb
This is an extremely good example of what I'd call 'a thinking man's crime novel' (mind you, I can immensely enjoy 'easy' novels too). Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2007 by Didier
Well, here we are again
I won't waste words; it doesn't get much better then this. However, as one reviewer above has noted, please don't expect a mystery in the traditional format. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2004
Limehouse Golem or Limehouse Sham?
I bought this book on the recommendation of a book review programme on Radio 4 ("A Good Read"), as I have previously found the panel's suggestions spot on. Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2002 by Delia Smith
The most interesting -mystery book i've ever read
It all starts with the trial of a young woman accused of murder,everybody thinks she has killed her husband. Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2000 by venia_19@yahoo.com
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