When Ariel Manto uncovers a copy of The End of Mr. Y in a second-hand bookshop, she can't believe her eyes. She knows enough about its author, the outlandish Victorian scientist Thomas Lumas, to know that copies are exceedingly rare. And, some say, cursed. With Mr. Y under her arm, Ariel finds herself thrust into a thrilling adventure of love, sex, death and time-travel
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When Ariel Manto uncovers a copy of The End of Mr. Y in a second-hand bookshop, she can't believe her eyes. She knows enough about its author, the outlandish Victorian scientist Thomas Lumas, to know that copies are exceedingly rare. And, some say, cursed. With Mr. Y under her arm, Ariel finds herself thrust into a thrilling adventure of love, sex, death and time-travel
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I found The End of Mr Y to be totally enthralling from beginning to end. The story focusses on a PhD student, trapped in bad habits, who discovers an old copy of a famous book, but one that's famous for all the wrong reasons. It's called The End of Mr Y and it's believed to be cursed and that anyone who reads it will die.
When I first read the premise, and then the opening chapters I expected the novel to play out very (VERY) differently. As it was I was led down a deep deep hole of insanity, magic, adventure and mystery!
It's no coincidence that Philip Pullman is quoted on the front, because this novel shares a great deal in common with his His Dark Materials trilogy. Both are polemics against the darker aspects of religion, business, government and both are absolutely thrilling adventure stories.
