Book Review: Lexicon

Max Barry's Lexicon reminds me of Lev Grossman's The Magicians. Set in more-or-less the modern day in the modern world, it is about a secret fantastical group of people with semi-magical powers involving words. If the idea that words could have real power and influence is interesting, this is the book to read. Action-packed and fast paced, it moves quickly. The writing is easy, not too sophisticated, but appropriate to the novel. I loved the structure of the book which lends itself to liking two very polar characters and puzzling out the intrigue. It's a great light science fiction read which I managed surprisingly between my thoracic and liver calls.

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