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The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

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Ted Gioia
Jan 01, 2000
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Trust me, The Luminaries is just like a murder mystery. Except it's not clear there’s a murder here. And instead of a dozen suspects, we have a dozen investigators, each one trying to solve the mystery. More to the point, they aren't quite sure what the mystery is, and each seeker of truth has only a handful of clues. And, in the end, it doesn't matter …

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