Amy R. (AmyMarie) - , reviewed on 7/20/2016 + 46 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

I saw a review on Goodreads that summed up this book by saying it's about a whiny character doing research. Yep. That's exactly what it is. Even though I wanted to like The Book of Speculation, I had to force myself through Simon's chapters, which mostly consisted of him making phone calls to other librarians, asking them to look up names for him. The other half of the story -- the story set in the past, which Simon's researching -- is more interesting, but not enough to carry the book.

In short, it has some intriguing ideas, but it's a pretty boring read.

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