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Title:All Men Of Genius
Author: Lev A.C. Rosen
Genre: Steampunk
Thingummies: 4
Synopsis: Steampunk rewrite of Twelfth Night in which the female half of a pair of twins disguises herself as a boy to enter a college for mad scientists.
Thoughts: If you're familiar with Twelfth Night, it's easy to predict where this plot is going. But then, if you're familiar with any of the conventions of steampunk, romance, or comedies of manners, it's pretty easy to predict the plot anyway--the fun is seeing how we get there.
The repurposing of characters is entertaining (although you don't actually have to be a Shakespeare nerd to enjoy the story). We have a couple of sweet romances--not only an A couple, but also B and C. Quite a number of the steampunk trappings are amusingly outre, including a cursing rabbit, a handbag that turns into a perambulator, and ferret with wings.
There's nothing here that's brilliantly original, but the story is bouncy good fun.
Author: Lev A.C. Rosen
Genre: Steampunk
Thingummies: 4
Synopsis: Steampunk rewrite of Twelfth Night in which the female half of a pair of twins disguises herself as a boy to enter a college for mad scientists.
Thoughts: If you're familiar with Twelfth Night, it's easy to predict where this plot is going. But then, if you're familiar with any of the conventions of steampunk, romance, or comedies of manners, it's pretty easy to predict the plot anyway--the fun is seeing how we get there.
The repurposing of characters is entertaining (although you don't actually have to be a Shakespeare nerd to enjoy the story). We have a couple of sweet romances--not only an A couple, but also B and C. Quite a number of the steampunk trappings are amusingly outre, including a cursing rabbit, a handbag that turns into a perambulator, and ferret with wings.
There's nothing here that's brilliantly original, but the story is bouncy good fun.
