Great!
5
By mrandy m
Great, gripping read! Great story about the battle between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to wire America and the young lawyer Paul Cravath’s role in this epic struggle. This novel has everything and it is indeed a page turner. It’s historical fiction so don’t think it’s a Wikipedia account of what happened. The story is rooted in fact with some fanciful license taken by the author; but all in all the book is great fun and highly recommended.
Last Days of Night
5
By bioron
Wonderful read about three great inventors . Fiction but seemed very close to reality!
The last days of night a review
5
By gbellanca
This excellently written book has engrossed me for the last week. The fast paced narrative has kept me entertained as I waited for family to get organized on a long vacation. I enjoy historical novels and the clarification at the end as to which events were factual and chronologically correct were my favorite part. Some imagination in order to move the story along is necessary and the corrections were a welcome respite from the usual long list of references or absence of any references.
I intend to recommend this book to my book clubs.
Excellent Historical Fiction
5
By Audmel
Very well written and engaging. I’ve also read Empires of Light which is also excellent but this is a much easier read. If you’ve ever been even slightly interested in the DC vs AC current wars and you want a fascinating background of the major players involved (Tesla, Westinghouse, Edison and now Cravath) this is a fantastic way to start.
Well Done Mr. Moore!
5
By clearlytheunderdog
This book is riveting from the start. It isn’t just that the story is good, but it is beautifully told, and done so with a class, painfully rare in current books. What joy to be transported so vividly and completely to the gilded age of invention.
Electrifying?!
5
By Peege04
Really loved this book. Such an insight into the electrification of the US and the behavior of Thomas Edison. All wrapped in wonderful storytelling and suspense.
Superb
5
By Ddsssaop
This is an amazing book by any standard. Moore has taken historical characters and events and woven them into a wonderful tapestry of suspense, intrigue and romance. He has given life to the main characters and portrayed them in various ways so as to showcase both their virtues and their faults. It is both a fun and educational read. Well worth the time.
Work of Fiction
1
By Jim Cunningham
This book is loosely based on a true story and reads like a formulaic Hollywood screenplay. The characters are all real, but the timeline is compressed, the dialogues made up (and terrible), and sometimes entire events are imagined. Normally, after seeing a movie based on a book, you would say, "the book is better," but this book is so painfully contrived and obviously designed for the movies that you can see entire chapters play out on the screen. And I mean that in as an insult. The author goes well beyond dramatizing historical events to overtly making up scenes and meetings that never occurred. I'd rather read what actually happened and then let screen writers dramatize the events. This is a terrible book and I would in no way recommend it.
Almost every chapter ends with a gasp!
5
By Catherine Wheel FANatic
Endlessly entertaining and witty. Loved every minute of it. A fascinating tale about the "lighting of America" that reads like a fast paced roller coaster of emotions. Highly recommended.
Thoroughly Enjoyed
5
By bsab85
I couldn't stop reading! It never seemed to slow down much at all and was very rich in character development as well as development of the environments they were in.