Such beautiful, poetic language. I didn't want this book to end. The story kept me glued and the writing seemed like a dance.
My favorite part is that the book was written of an age and about people that isn't typical. It sounded interesting, but I was surprised that I couldn't put it down. I thought it would be a difficult read, but the story just flows off the page.
It looks at science and the world around us as magical and delightful and ties in love and the forces in the everyday world that would tear us apart.

The images that the novel evokes are see-able by the reader partially because the characters do come right off the page with their dialogue and their insights into life.
I loved this book even though the coincidences were just a tad contrived.