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Jean from the [b:The Debacle 19216733 The Debacle (Classics) Émile Zola https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386278798s/19216733.jpg 3522286] is in this book between the war in italy and the campaign described in the “debacle”.So vivid, so many characters... so much bitter realism..The earth is a huge work in quality, even considered by Zola his best. Jean after the War comes with his army buddy Buteau to the country side and in the next 10 years there is a whole lot of going on in the Family of Fouan in which Jean ultimately marries in to and gets bitterly disappointed. I am giving this 4.5 stars, I would have given it five if it would have had a happy ending. Now i am bitterly confused and disgusted with humankind. Adding to that is the fact that i already know that Jean is not going to have the happiest of times in the “Debacle” either.
This series does just enough to make me want to finish it. It is a really interesting period in history with murders, assasinations and such. The re-telling is somewhat dry and not focused on action but its still telling the story in a satisfactory manner.
Best narrator ever. The series is entertaining, fast paced and makes you Google history from time to time.
Unbelievable. This is almost a pure re-telling of history and I realised it in this last book. So powerful. 10/10
This book is all action, little character. Indeed like watching a Kung-fu movie. I'm not a martial arts friend and I usually love slow paced books. It took me some time to adapt to the pace of this book but once i got into it I started to get into it. I believe this was originally written inthe fifties and therefore was perhaps a bit of cliche, especially what comes to the characters, but a quite solid recommendation nontheless. From me
Most of the novels worked really well.
The Churn, where Amos is involved in the Baltimore crime scene together with his friend Erich, Strange dogs, where we get some inside to Laconia, and Auberon, where we get to revisit Erich were my favourites and will remember the longes
Well this really is a legend. Characters just bump into eachother as if there would be no other characters in the universe. Characters are boneheaded, refuse to understand anything if it serves the plot.
Nevertheless its very visual, almost like watching an old kurosawa film with its martial arts and overly dramatised characters
Compared to [bc:The Pyramid 17899 The Pyramid Ismail Kadare https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348763532s/17899.jpg 19391] this one is much better. I have always been a sucker for Ottoman history and while this is a semi-historical novel at best, it does base itself in a larger than life myth of Skanderberg and the Ottoman - Albania conflict which both were very real. Like in the “pyramid” the behind the lines critique of the soviet system becomes evident, but in the siege the story comes closer to a universal reader. The characters, the horror and the headlessness of people especially in a devine mob are much more intrestingly portrayed as in the “pyramid”. Ps. Only read this because of laziness of transferring books to my kindle. Otherwise i might never have known that Kadare can do better.
Too. good.
So touching, so straight forward, no nonsense way of delivering the story. I have always felt a pull towards these tragic stories, with dramatic faiths and grimm or bitter-sweet endings. Might be the read of the year for me.
3 Historical Novels of ancient Egypt. Pleasent reads with historical characters, but not for the purists. Many historical inaccuracies. Chariots appear thousands of years before they were actually used and national flags too, even the concept of nation. But although historical setting, Mahfouz' novels seem to very much reflect on the historical context in the time of writing.
I enjoy her writing but stuff really start happening when 80 percent of the book is already done. That is, I feel a general problem with Hobb.
Too good. The first book was good, this was better and when the buzz is true, the next one will be fantastic! I can't wait to jump to it!
Such a blatant peaky blinders copy that I initially did not know what to think about it. The audiobook reader was so great, that it made this book a treat.
Main Character Thomas does too much what the plot needs him to do, be or act. I feel that the character development lacks a bit.
4.5... Almost a ten! Not 5/5 because the first book was not quite as great as the latter two.
I have loved every one of the 3 books in the rougon-macquardt series so far. Zola writes tragedies in a truly great way. Centering around young lovers Silvere and Miette, a revolution and two branches of the same family competing with each other, reader satisfaction is guaranteed.
4,5 stars, hands down. A compelling story of young son of a Baron who, when standing against his fathers authority climbs up in a three and stays in trees the rest of his life. So many interesting angles of life in this relatively short novel. Cosimo stays in the trees for two reasons. Out of love to sinferosa and out of conviction that in order to examine world you have to above it. His ideas go about society go largely unnoticed as people tend to see him as a village idiot. Meanwhile the world around goes gets more violent and confusing..
a 17th century noble woman goes to distance with her shallow life in London “escaping” to Cornwall where she falls in love with a French pirate. Very romanticised and full of syrup. I probably had read this before, the ending was suspiciously familiar for myself.
Chengis kicks the Chin ass. The first book was more nuanced between character relationship, this one was really mostly about kicking the Chin ass and institutionalising the Empire.
Angst, desperation, dark tones. If you like dystopian novels, then this one is for you. In the days of North-Korea, the Taliban and ISIS it makes the story believable.
Only slightly off the magnificent standards set by the first book. This time the main action takes place at sea and is great entertainment even so. There are pirates, love, cunning and rivaling power hungry peeps. Definately word a recommendation in case you have been living under a rock and dont already know.
Young boy on a Journey discovering the mysteries of life,universum and mother earth. Great book for challenging your world view.
