Jo Anne C. (MOI) reviewed Not my cup of tea on 2/20/2009 + 37 more book reviews

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This is a well written book but with a gimmick. It is set in late nineteenth/early twentieth-century New York and Teddy Roosevelt (not yet president) is one of the main characters. This in itself was a draw for me, but I do not know enough about New York history, politics or geography to follow the plot. Unlike other historical novels where I have been unfamiliar with the landscape, this book did little to ease me into the environment so that I got comfortable with my surroundings enough to learn and get interested in the history surrounding the plot. I put it down less than a third of the way through and went on to more desirable reading.

To each his own. If you know New York and its history, you'll probably like the book.

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