An Imperfect Lens by Anne Roiphe

[sophiawestern]

An Imperfect Lens by Anne Roiphe
fiction/historical, (c) 2006, 304pp
rating: ***

An Imperfect Lens marks the THIRD books I've read about some kind of lethal epidemic this year, and the second about a cholera epidemic. Unlike the last book, (The Dress Lodger by Sherri Holman) I wasn't rooting for the cholera to win. However, I also can't give

Comments

[antarcticlust]

I'm sorry you didn't like it as much as I did - I loved her writing style. I also loved how she described the presence of the disease, almost like another character.

[sophiawestern]

I just could not get into her writing style.

I agree, I did sort of like her descriptions of the disease (especially when Louis is dreaming about it) but I wish there had been a little bit more excitement in the search for the microbe. I just didn't ... care.