
I don’t know what it is, but I just don’t seem to “get” Stephen Fry’s books. I think the man himself is great and love his TV/film work, but his books just don’t do it for me, and this, unfortunately, is no different. A time travel/alternative history piece set in Cambridge, it’s enjoyable enough, but never quite gelled for me. There were some plot holes which, although small (and not related to the time travel), jarred and I didn’t care enough about the protagonist to worry about him.