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Published: April 26, 2009
Words: 50528 (approximate)
Language: English
Ebook description
In the city-state of Bonvidaeo, by custom and law everyone must wear a mask and act in character with it, or face civil, social and religious penalties. Gregorius Bass is sent to Bonvidaeo as the Envoy of Calaria, mainly to get him out from underfoot. Masked as the Innocent Man, and in the company of his radical young Bonvidaoan servant, Bass stumbles into mystery, intrigue, heresy and murder.Tags
murder, shakespearian, swordfighting, masksAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Debbie
on April 01, 2011 :
I love epistolary stories, and I love political intrigue, and I love masks. This book was all three wrapped into one delicious package. Reeves-McMillan has created a fascinating society with Bonvidaeo where all the citizenry wear masks and take on the persona of the character - and are legally their mask. Bass, by virtue of being the brother-in-law of Calaria's Undersecretary to the Foreign Minister, is assigned to be envoy to Bonvidaeo. Not only is he thrown into a confusing new culture but he soon stumbles into the middle of a serial murderer's killings and political machinations to disrupt the current political order.
This was a fascinating story, and I only wish that there had be. Reeves-McMillan nicely captured the different voices of the characters, and did a great job telling the store through Bonvidaeo's journal entries. I loved the twist ending. Part of it I was expecting; the other parts, not at all.
(reviewed long after purchase)
Review by:
James
on Sep. 18, 2009 :
An elegantly written piece, fantastical in many ways. The idea of a city where your mask is more important than your actual personality lends a novel slant to the tale, and the main character's own personality being so tightly integrated with the masks chosen for him makes him a truly believable personality.
I would recommend listening to this in audiobook form as well as reading it. Mike's reading brings the book to life.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
Mark Wallace
on June 13, 2009 :
Surprisingly good. The premise - a city where everyone reacts to the mask you wear rather than your "true" identity is superficially absurd. The author accepts that premise, writes to it, examines it as the characters would, and manages to tell a good story. The same could be said of the characters; they start rather thin, but acquire depth as the story progresses. It isn't a great book; most of the plot twists have too much or too little foreshadowing. Although I'm fond of novels written in the form of letters, that, plus the premise impose some constraints on the storytelling. The fun of the novel is the way the story overcomes those constraints.
(reviewed long after purchase)