Comments on: Debut Review: The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry (William Heinemann)

By: Reading List: Locus Online Magazine 2009 Recommended Reading List – NextRead

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:53:46 +0000

[...] to see Under the Dome, This is Not a Game, Avilion, Unseen Academicals, and The Manual of Detection getting a nod especially as all of them bar Avilion made it into The Reads 2009 and Robert [...]

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Comment: Year in Review – Half Way – NextRead — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:37:51 +0000

[...] The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry (William Heinemann) Overall, I’m glad I’ve read a story that is not only self-contained but has a strong sense of itself and does what it sets out to do. Solve the mystery of Travis Sivart’s disappearance and explain why a lowly filing clerk is the only person who can find him. [...]

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nextread — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:41:27 +0000

It's all Roberts fault that I read it in the first place. It does require a bit of suspension of disbelief and not questioning things too hard but I enjoyed going with the flow.

By: edifanob

edifanob — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:44:00 +0000

This the second good review of The Manual of Detection I read. I like odd stories. In case you are interested in the other review please have a look at Robert's review