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David McK (3557 KP) rated The Silver Eagle (Forgotten Legion Chronicles, #2) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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The Silver Eagle (Forgotten Legion Chronicles, #2)
Ben Kane | 2010
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Second book in "The Forgotten Legion" trilogy, in which Ben Kane follows the same format as the first in following his protaganists chapter about (with a few exceptions), and ending each chapter on a cliff-hanger.

Mostly fairly formulaic stuff, and this book has less of the, ahhh .... shall we say ... purple sections of prose than the first, as Fabiola is now a Roman citizen rather than the prostitute, some of whose actions are explicitely described in the previous volume.
  
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David McK (3557 KP) rated Soldier of Fortune (Captain Rawson, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Soldier of Fortune (Captain Rawson, #1)
Edward Marston | 2009
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I picked this book up for something like £2 in The Works (kinda like Bargain Books), and now I know why.

Set during the Wars of Marlborough, I was hoping for an exciting and interesting story during which I might learn something new. Unfortunately, the novel was pretty bland: both in plot and execution. The prose was never really that gripping; none of the characters were that interesting and elements of the plot were just, well, silly.

In short: meh.
  
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Amber Tamblyn recommended Autobiography of Red in Books (curated)

 
Autobiography of Red
Autobiography of Red
Susan Sontag | 2020
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"The ultimate prose book. There is no one greater or darker than Carson. This book follows a creature named Red who is part boy, part winged monster. It's a coming of age story about a Kafkaesque boy and the exploration of his body and sexuality. Absolutely brilliant from start to finish. I used a quote from it to open the last book I wrote, "What's it like to be a woman listening in the dark?" That's the million dollar question."

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David Benioff recommended Holy Bible in Books (curated)

 
Holy Bible
Holy Bible
Collins | 1600 | Religion
9.3 (4 Ratings)
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"Sure, it’s uneven. For every Book of Job there’s a Book of Leviticus, featuring some of the most boring prose ever written. But if you were stranded on a desert island, what book would better reward long study? And has there ever been a more beautiful distillation of existential philosophy than the Book of Ecclesiastes? Excluding those bizarre final verses, which seem to have been tacked on long after the book’s original composition, by priests nervous about the subversive message."

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Melanie Caldicott (6 KP) rated Little Sacrifices in Books

Apr 29, 2021  
Little Sacrifices
Little Sacrifices
Jamie Scott | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Little Sacrifices was a mixture of good and bad. The prose was generally well constructed, precise and authentic.

However, I found the plot lines disjointed and scatty. They didn't seem to be woven together very well, more like levered in to suit the whims of the author.

I was initially attracted to the book by the civil rights themes but found it mainly a book about teenage issues. On this basis I think this is more suited to a young adult audience.
  
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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Lost Diary of M in Books

Oct 7, 2020  
The Lost Diary of M
The Lost Diary of M
Paul Wolfe | 2020
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The premise of this book was to invent or create a diary written by Mary Pinchot, a woman who was apparently one of JFK's lovers, whose murder is unsolved to this day. Wolfe is a marvelous writer, and his prose is beautiful. However, I'm not sure that he carried it off completely. Find out what I liked and didn't like in my #bookreview of this novel on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2020/02/21/a-sheepish-pseudo-autobiography/