Fourth time is not the charm. I’ve devoured three other Simmons’ novels in the past year (The Terror, Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion) – all great reads in their own way. Drood is about Charles Dickens and a strange man named Edwin Drood told from the perspective of one of Dickens’ close friends. If you are a Dickens fan (I am not) this tale may be to your liking. It was not to mine. Not to take anything away from Simmons – his other works have treated me well. This novel is slow. I gave it 300+ pages before retiring. Too many other tales to read and too little time.
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