It's 1817 All Over Again

Every time through the book, the bishop's chapters are more interesting. But "In the Year 1817" gets more tedious each time through.

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Argot, the sewers, the convent - there's at least some substance there and you can see how things connect. "1817" is just a list of contemporary pop culture references that would already have been barely relevant 50 years on, never mind 200 years on and across the world.

=> Argot | sewers | convent

Modern editions of it have more footnotes than text. Last time I read it, it took forever because I was looking up every footnote as I got to it.

And it's all ONE LONG PARAGRAPH.

— Kelson Vibber, 2021-04-06

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