Doru Oprisan itibaren Pierregot, France

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12/21/2024

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I wasn't entirely thrilled with this not-quite-a-sequel to Barnes' great debut novel The Somnambulist. It's not that it's bad... I just expected more. It's set in the same world as the first novel, but instead of Victorian era London (which lent The Somnambulist a certain amount of charm), the setting is much less exciting current day London. Instead of a main character who is an illusionist and a detective, it has Henry Lamb - who is a filing clerk. Instead of the mysterious, invulnerable somnambulist, the protagonist's companion is his slightly frumpy landlady. It's almost as if Barnes purposely set out to make this novel less exciting than the first one - and the fact that the main character, in true Arthur Dent style, really doesn't know what's going on for a good part of the novel doesn't help either. Still, Barnes' prose has a lovely flow, and he is great at jolting the reader with a burst of darkness once in a while. Thankfully there are several appearances by Hawker and Boon from the first novel (imagine Croup and Vandemar from Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere A Novel in school boy uniforms). The plot moves along steadily towards a conclusion that, in my opinion, was completely over the top and nearly knocked the book down to 2 star status... but in the end "The Domino Men" entertained me sufficiently to get three stars. Despite some weaknesses in his first two books, I think Barnes is a very talented writer who will produce a real masterpiece before long.

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