Nicked

A Novel

English language

Published 2024 by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-0-593-70160-7
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4 stars (3 reviews)

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"God hides secrets around us to remind us that the world itself is a marvel."

4 stars

Absolutely delightful historical fiction centered around the real life heist of the holy corpse of St. Nicholas in 1087. Anderson is a hell of a writer but what I loved most about this one is that it chooses to take medieval stories and myth seriously, choosing to dwell in ahistoricity (or as the author puts it, "the willful inaccuracy demanded by the European Middle Ages themselves") and the effect is very entertaining. It's a perfect way to approach the period, where it feels like everyone has built their identities around stories and traditions handed down to them. "There is no line between vision and delusion."

At the same time, it's remarkable how much of this madcap story is actually based on historical events. Ok, there definitely wasn't a dog-headed guy there. (Unless.....?) It feels like a time when nothing is really known and anything is possible. Maybe you have a …

Another great one from one of my favorite writers

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Anderson can craft a sentence and a story. He's also great at historical fiction, and this one is quick, funny, and based on historical events. I was raised Catholic and was always weirded out by relics - this book leans into that weirdness.

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