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Next up: Sharpe's Enemy by Bernard Cornwell. The 15th Sharpe Novel (by internal chronology). |
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09-13-2019, 05:51 AM | #28502 |
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Hi,
I wonder, does anybody know Tenebra Zeta #1 - Tomb of Plagues by Justin Bedard? I have finished it a few days ago, and was pleasantly surprised it was quite good :-) It is fast-paced, but there is plenty of space for the main duo's interactions and the end isn't as straightforward as it may seem :-D I have started reading the next book in the series too, and I'm glad I picked the rest of the series as well :-) |
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09-14-2019, 09:16 AM | #28503 |
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Finally got back to my reading this week. Last night I finished “White Jenna” by Jane Yolen, the second Great Alta book. I quite liked it, as it was a good conclusion to the story set up in the first book, “Sister Light, Sister Dark.” I enjoyed the contrast between the actual story the historical/mythic asides. The plot really raced along.
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09-14-2019, 09:35 AM | #28504 |
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09-14-2019, 11:41 AM | #28505 |
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Churchill Goes to War: Winston's Wartime Journeys by Brian Lavery, which is about Churchill's trips to meet with the other two of the Big Three during WWII. I don't like it as much as a glowing review by a friend at Goodreads led me to expect, as it's (naturally enough) heavy on logistics, not really my thing. Still fascinating as insight into Churchill; I'm not a huge fan and this book plays into that. Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope, the fourth Barchester novel. I'm happy to say that Trollope's back on his typical witty and insightful form after a disappointing outing in Dr. Thorn. Spartan Women by Sarah B. Pomeroy, which is rather a dud. There's not that much historical evidence for the lives of women in ancient Sparta, so of necessity this book is both repetitive and highly speculative. That would be fine with an engaging narrative, but while Pomeroy can research, she can't write. There are gems here, but you work for them. Sharpe's Revenge by Bernard Cornwell, the 19th Sharpe novel. Somewhat coincidentally, I just finished the Aubrey/Maturin book that deals with the same period of the end (not so fast) of the Napoleonic Wars and the immediate aftermath. Overall, I've preferred the Sharpe novels where Cornwell gets inventive and plotty to those where Sharpe is the key person to winning every single freaking battle in the peninsular wars, so I'm good. |
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09-14-2019, 01:57 PM | #28506 |
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09-16-2019, 09:54 AM | #28507 |
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Sharpe's Enemy **** Sharpe's Honor ** Sharpe's Regiment *** Obviously I'm all over the place on them! For me, three stars is the baseline, four stars is quite spiffy indeed and two stars is pretty bad. (I thought Sharpe's Honor was ridiculous.) Spoiler:
Flaws and all, they are great fun; I'll be sorry to reach the last of them and it's in sight. |
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09-16-2019, 12:39 PM | #28509 |
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I admit, I quite enjoyed them for a while. But their sameness finally got to me, and I got bored. Perhaps, in another year or two, I'll be ready to return to Sharpe's gallantry and his ladies.
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09-16-2019, 08:22 PM | #28510 |
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According to goodreads, I read two of these about 10 years ago... and was utterly underwhelmed by the sameness (and likely the ladies).
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09-16-2019, 08:30 PM | #28511 |
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Currently 17% through Beloved Delhi:A Mughal City And Her Greatest Poets and loving the new progress bar in the Kobo firmware.
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09-16-2019, 10:01 PM | #28512 |
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09-17-2019, 12:42 AM | #28513 |
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09-17-2019, 07:19 AM | #28514 |
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09-17-2019, 08:28 AM | #28515 |
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I really enjoyed the Sharpe books, myself. I read them all in a fairly short period of time, bar the one which was published later. The "backfill" books were mostly a bit less interesting, but I kind of enjoy learning my history through the prism of fictitious action.
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