Rating: 5/5
Review:
Immensely enjoyable
Just to add my voice to the chorus of praise for this book (and this series) - it's immensely enjoyable.
It is a load of old hokum really, of course, but it's very well written and takes itself seriously enough to be an involving and exciting read, but not so seriously that it gets all ponderous and self-regarding. The narrative voice of Peter Grant is very engaging, there is a decent number of good laughs and there's a lot of very interesting stuff about the history, architecture and infrastructure of London, all delivered in a readable, enjoyable form.
I think this series is a real pleasure: exciting, humorous and engaging but with some real content to mull over, too. Very warmly recommended.
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