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Bookworm_Girl · 12-02-2014, 05:20 AM

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.

12-02-2014, 05:20 AM	#39
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36536965 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	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.