Elijah C.

This is easily one of my favorite books. The settings, character development, the very writing itself, all excellent. While the book does start a bit slow, and does suffer from the typical over-explanation of every minute detail that is so common in books from this era, it picks up the pace fairly well and maintains it throughout the rest of the story, and the detail, while sometimes a bit too much, is truly very descriptive, and is perfect for creating a striking image in your mind's eye. This is definitely worth a read, especially if you appreciate the writing from this time.