I really enjoyed it even if it was predictable. There were times when I was totally captivated and didn't want to put it down. I didn't know much about the history of the Philippines so I thought the political commentary was interesting. I thought it was a nice parallel to our past read about the Spanish conquest of the Incas. The Spanish colonization had a different effect on this civilization that was remote and didn't have the mineral riches of the Americas or their own entrenched religious system. The Derbyshire translation has a good intro filled with history from a perspective near in time to the events.
I've also read a few books this year about the Reformation and Purgatory so that may have influenced my perspective too.
Last edited by Bookworm_Girl; 12-02-2014 at 05:31 AM.
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