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Oct 30, 2011Rhonwen rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I normally dislike books filled with characters that are quirky just for the sake of being quirky, but while other authors create a cast of oddballs just to hide the fact that there's nothing else of interest to their story, there's actually a fair bit going on here--interesting historical anecdotes (though I suspect many are made up), humour, poignancy, and some unusual animals.