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Review Date: 7/11/2012
Loved this book! Fun to get this "personal" view of the famous characters, and the fictional character of Queenie was a brilliant creation. A Bainbridge triumph.
Review Date: 8/16/2014
Seemed to be a true representation of life during the period, as much as is known. Good characterizations and dialogue, skilled writing, and well worth the read.
Review Date: 2/27/2014
Enjoyed reading this series of three volumes and rate highly. Characters and premise are believable and well developed. If I have a reservation it would be in the second book where the plot seemed to get stuck just a bit; the main character was experiencing confusion, and the movement of the story seemed to experience it too! Otherwise excellent, with a bang-up ending.
Review Date: 2/27/2014
Enjoyed reading this series of three volumes and rate highly. Characters and premise are believable and well developed. If I have a reservation it would be in the second book where the plot seemed to get stuck just a bit; the main character was experiencing confusion, and the movement of the story seemed to experience it too! Otherwise excellent, with a bang-up ending.
Review Date: 1/5/2012
This last in the series The Lymond Chronicles is as marvelous as its five predecessors. Dunnett created an historical tapestry of an extravagant era: great excitement, political intrigues, romance, danger, sense of place, and humor. Characters are convincing and highly developed, and the interweaving of plot with historical fact is seamless. Best historical fiction of our age.
Review Date: 4/3/2014
Helpful Score: 1
Loved this series! This highly skilled writer makes the fantasy so well aligned with the reality that it is sometimes difficult to remember where the line is to be drawn. Highly recommended for readers who, like me, love both history and fantasy.
Review Date: 1/24/2012
Although Iris Murdoch is an impeccable novelist, I was not fond of the psychological drama in this book. Much of the story-line took place in various characters' psyches. It was just not my particular cup of tea, but others may like it exceedingly. I have admired other of her novels very much.
Review Date: 10/1/2014
A piece of pure enjoyment for Jane Austen's fans. As good a read as one of her novels!
Review Date: 1/13/2024
Winner of The Orange Prize from author of The Secret River, from Canongate Books Ltd. in Scotland. canon gate.co.uk Based upon real events in 1788, The Lieutenant tells the unforgettable story of Daniel Rooke, astronomer, sent to New South Wales with the First Fleet to observe an expected comet, and chart the stars of the Southern Hemisphere.
Review Date: 2/12/2015
This is a really good read, especially for those interested as I am in the experience of people in Britain during World War I. Also a great lady detective story!
Review Date: 1/2/2012
A charming love story with well-developed characters and a believable community.
Review Date: 3/11/2015
This is an accomplished author, always pleasing to read. World War I is a topic of interest to me. This book deals with a mystery on the home front coincident with the beginning of the war -- somewhat plausible. Engaging characters.
Review Date: 6/25/2012
Helpful Score: 4
I loved this book! Byatt is a sophisticated, quirky, humorous, inventive and just downright interesting writer. I am now her avid fan, and find the range of topics she delves into impressive. Her research is impeccable, and her prose is so good that it seems inevitable. Highly recommended for readers who love depth in order to be engaged.
Review Date: 9/16/2014
Very good mystery read.
Review Date: 2/27/2014
Enjoyed reading this series of three volumes and rate highly. Characters and premise are believable and well developed. If I have a reservation it would be in the second book where the plot seemed to get stuck just a bit; the main character was experiencing confusion, and the movement of the story seemed to experience it too! Otherwise excellent, with a bang-up ending.
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