by Lev Ac Rosen
September 2011
Tor Books
"I quite agree with Dr. Nordau's assertion that all men of genius are insane, but Dr. Nordau forgets that all sane people are idiots." ~Oscar Wilde
Let's begin with Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, throw in some Jane Austen, salt it with Robert Louis Stevenson and mix in a cup of steampunk. The end result? A brilliant young female inventor who dresses as a boy in order to gain admittance to a prestigious male only academy and is subsequently chased by killer automata, kissed by a Duke, and faced with an evil plot that may put all her future dreams in jeopardy. Or in other words, you get All Men of Genius. While this was an extraordinarily slow read, the book is well written and interesting enough that you continue to slog through the large cast of characters and Violet's daily comings and goings until you reach the dramatic, action packed conclusion. Fans of the steampunk genre who are looking for a more adult read should definitely give this one a try!
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