Review:I just finished re-reading this grand novel.Romantic,and exhilarating, this book is as big as India itelf. Passionate lives on dusty plains in caravans surrounded by treachery and peril.Star crossed lovers with the backdrop of the towering Himalayas. This well written novel is highly enjoyable. lucky you to read it for the first time! Read more

Review:First of all this was the most entertaining and believable work of historical fiction I have ever read. Everytime I read about Julian, whether through Marcellinus or in secondary works I envision him as the character presented in this masterpiece. Vidal successfully presents Julian as a strong individual, albeit a suppressed youth reacting against the anti-intellectual religion(christianity/arianism) of his cousin, Emperor Constantius II. Vidal does a good job portraying Julian as an almost M... Read more

Review:I think it's obnoxious to require these sections in order to submit a review. If reviews are as important as they say, they would let us have the option of submitting our number of stars without forcing an explanation. They give us these things to fill out at the immediate end of a book when it takes time to think about a book to have anything relevant to say. Read more

Review:The only thing wrong with this book is its pseudo-authenticity. Graves was enough of a classical scholar to give an air of verisimilitude to an entirely too hairy and over-convincing narrative. It sounds like real Roman history unless of course you have read real Roman history. A trap for the unwary, but a corking good read. Read more

Review:This is an adaptation of the original story; the dialog is probably much more in tune with how they spoke in period but it makes for some disjointed reading. Still, it is a good swashbuckling epic from which a number of decent film adaptations have been made. If you like medieval epics, you can't go wrong with this one. Read more

Review:I liked this story- then again I generally like anything that Lackey writes. She takes an interesting turn when she discusses Selkies. Lackey is always fun to read. I was put off at first by a few poor reviews that I had read but am now glad I downloaded this to my Kindle. Read more

Review:I found the connection between new and existing characters rushed and underdeveloped. Also found certain aspects of the plot felt forced and out of character. M. Lackey has been a favorite author for some time but this story could have easily done with better development of the characters. This book relies to an incredible degree to the characterization and development found in the previous book. If you had not read the first book there would be no connection or understanding of the main cha... Read more

Review:I found this book to be incredibly boring. Full disclosure--I didn't even get to the "good stuff" because I couldn't get past chapter 20. I know sometimes you have to wait a little bit for things to pick up, but if you've read half the book and still nothing is really happening, then I'm not sure it's worth it to push through. I know this is a well-respected book, and I can appreciate what it is doing in terms of commentary and style, it just wasn't for me. Read more

Review:A fascinating view into a wretched little man's mind, albeit one that feels very real and alive. Perhaps many of us have bits of this wretchedness within us. I am lucky due to the circumstances of my development to not suffer envy, but I do recognise other unpleasant aspects of this man in me. For instance, the tendency to observe people and decide I'd really rather not interact with 99% of them, and then lament my own isolation and solitude. The underground man's tirade on irrationality, choice... Read more

Review:This book is a classic, written tongue in cheek and sometimes overly wordy. It is an entertaining story of a lady rogue who struggles to survive in London during the 1700s. She is without a profession, but not without guile. Read more