Before I finished the first page of this book I had to close my eyes and take a moment to appreciate the writing style--that beautiful kind that uses words so well. I really enjoyed it from that perspective; there are a handful of things I made note of to put in my quote file. I also enjoyed the overall premise, the historical fiction and time-travel/teleportation aspects. But, it moved rather slowly for me and I found it ultimately unsatisfying. It was worth it though, for the atmosphere. I was surprised to find so many low ratings for this book! It's been one of my favorite reads so far this year! I saw in a number of reviews that many were annoyed at the length of the footnotes in the story but I actually found the backstory history pretty interesting. Perhaps it would have made for easier reading overall if these footnotes were instead made into sidebar-like pages that didn't interrupt the flow of the story, but I've come across worse problems to have with a book. I found the time=travel / possible alternate universe plot really interesting, the environments well described. I maybe wasn't always 100% on board with the Cheri / Peter romance (or attempt at romance, to me it kinda felt like it barely got off the ground by the end of the novel) but that wasn't really a deal breaker for me. They were still interesting as individual characters. And Tesla as an almost-bad guy! :-) Hoping Mr. Flaming has more stories in the works!
What do You think about The Kingdom Of Ohio (2009)?
The interesting bit was the stories of Edison and Tesla rivalry. The rest was so-so.
—skatetheeastbos
Meh. Thought this was going to be fun steampunk but it wasn't all that interesting.
—LiLDjdd
not sure i loved the ending but it was a page turner till then.
—cholo
Interesting take on a historical fiction...
—chrisrod
