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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
Nice story and well researched historical fiction that I read for my book club. Not sure it is a realistic ending but I enjoyed the book.
I really enjoyed this book. The first half was a little dull, but the switching between the narratives and the history of Callimbia was very interesting. The second half had all the action-and of course the relationship between Howard and Lucy.
I freakin' loved these characters. Best thing about the book, hands down.
I freakin' loved these characters. Best thing about the book, hands down.
"What occupied him most at this moment was the vision of the entire direction of a life latant at any single moment, implicit in the scheme of things, as though a silent refrain from the future were woven into the narrative, if only you knew how to pick up the frequency."
"She rather hoped that passion would come her way eventually, since she had every intention of living a thoroughly robust and ample life, but she was in no hurry. Clearly that particular eclipse of reason was a hazardous process and you needed to be in the peak of condition to cope with it. Love could wait."
"She rather hoped that passion would come her way eventually, since she had every intention of living a thoroughly robust and ample life, but she was in no hurry. Clearly that particular eclipse of reason was a hazardous process and you needed to be in the peak of condition to cope with it. Love could wait."
Odd but interesting book, the first part is very good, the second part is very compelling, and overall it's a reasonably satisfying read.
These days I read few real [non-genre] novels, but this one intrigued me. Two people meet and fall in love while taken hostage in a Middle-Eastern country where Cleopatra’s sister once ruled, but the romance, to me, was somewhat anti-climatic; the first part of the book alternated between telling the lives of Howard and Lucy before they met, interspersed with the author’s historical musings and insights. I would probably enjoy other works by this author.