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Faith of Our Fathers: One Nation Under God by N.C. Allen, Nancy Campbell Allen, Marvin Payne
real_life_reading's review
4.0
I liked this series, but I also felt that the author focused too much on the love stories and not enough of the events surrounding the Civil War. She could have put a lot more detail into the social, political, and military events surrounding that time. Even still, it is well written, and the love stories are well told.
mrjesse's review
4.0
This is my review of the whole series (Faith of Our Fathers) since I read them so quickly it almost felt like one big epic historical fiction novel. I think it's saying something for how exciting these novels are that I tore through the series in about three days! (Granted, two of those days were during winter break, and reading was about all I did those days.)
Wow! The first thing I have to say about it is: there are so many characters. And not only is there an enormous cast, the main cast are the families of two twin brothers, James and Jeffery. Each of them have 5 kids, I think, and then there are a whole bunch of others. (It doesn't help that there's a Charlotte and and a Camille, a Robert and a Richard, a Marie and a Mary...)
But it is fun to have a lot of characters. One thing I liked is it was constantly switching perspectives, and while sometimes I don't like that, it was fun from the second book onward—every time it switched, you'd suddenly be with another character who you had completely forgotten about, and it just gave you a little jolt, 'Oh yeah, I forgot about them!'
Most all of the characters undergo a major change and they are completely different in the last book than the first, which I appreciate. War changes people, for better or worse. (Most of the change in the book was for better.)
With a lot of teenaged/adult characters also comes a lot of marriages. I lost count of how many times 'Will you marry me?' was said. But I approved of all of the matches (not that my opinions would have changed anything) so that was all fine.
I haven't read many novels about the Civil War, and I think this was a good first one—there wasn't too much confusing battle stuff and military tactics. It doesn't have really any gratuitous violence either.
I almost rated it 5 stars...I can't say exactly what held me back, though. I guess it wasn't the 'READ THIS RIGHT NOW!!!' kind of book that I reserve five star ratings for. But it was still good, so a solid 4/5 is the rating it will get!
Wow! The first thing I have to say about it is: there are so many characters. And not only is there an enormous cast, the main cast are the families of two twin brothers, James and Jeffery. Each of them have 5 kids, I think, and then there are a whole bunch of others. (It doesn't help that there's a Charlotte and and a Camille, a Robert and a Richard, a Marie and a Mary...)
But it is fun to have a lot of characters. One thing I liked is it was constantly switching perspectives, and while sometimes I don't like that, it was fun from the second book onward—every time it switched, you'd suddenly be with another character who you had completely forgotten about, and it just gave you a little jolt, 'Oh yeah, I forgot about them!'
Most all of the characters undergo a major change and they are completely different in the last book than the first, which I appreciate. War changes people, for better or worse. (Most of the change in the book was for better.)
With a lot of teenaged/adult characters also comes a lot of marriages. I lost count of how many times 'Will you marry me?' was said. But I approved of all of the matches (not that my opinions would have changed anything) so that was all fine.
I haven't read many novels about the Civil War, and I think this was a good first one—there wasn't too much confusing battle stuff and military tactics. It doesn't have really any gratuitous violence either.
I almost rated it 5 stars...I can't say exactly what held me back, though. I guess it wasn't the 'READ THIS RIGHT NOW!!!' kind of book that I reserve five star ratings for. But it was still good, so a solid 4/5 is the rating it will get!
1morechapterplz's review
4.0
This is my review of the whole series (Faith of Our Fathers) since I read them so quickly it almost felt like one big epic historical fiction novel. I think it's saying something for how exciting these novels are that I tore through the series in about three days! (Granted, two of those days were during winter break, and reading was about all I did those days.)
Wow! The first thing I have to say about it is: there are so many characters. And not only is there an enormous cast, the main cast are the families of two twin brothers, James and Jeffery. Each of them have 5 kids, I think, and then there are a whole bunch of others. (It doesn't help that there's a Charlotte and and a Camille, a Robert and a Richard, a Marie and a Mary...)
But it is fun to have a lot of characters. One thing I liked is it was constantly switching perspectives, and while sometimes I don't like that, it was fun from the second book onward—every time it switched, you'd suddenly be with another character who you had completely forgotten about, and it just gave you a little jolt, 'Oh yeah, I forgot about them!'
Most all of the characters undergo a major change and they are completely different in the last book than the first, which I appreciate. War changes people, for better or worse. (Most of the change in the book was for better.)
With a lot of teenaged/adult characters also comes a lot of marriages. I lost count of how many times 'Will you marry me?' was said. But I approved of all of the matches (not that my opinions would have changed anything) so that was all fine.
I haven't read many novels about the Civil War, and I think this was a good first one—there wasn't too much confusing battle stuff and military tactics. It doesn't have really any gratuitous violence either.
I almost rated it 5 stars...I can't say exactly what held me back, though. I guess it wasn't the 'READ THIS RIGHT NOW!!!' kind of book that I reserve five star ratings for. But it was still good, so a solid 4/5 is the rating it will get!
Wow! The first thing I have to say about it is: there are so many characters. And not only is there an enormous cast, the main cast are the families of two twin brothers, James and Jeffery. Each of them have 5 kids, I think, and then there are a whole bunch of others. (It doesn't help that there's a Charlotte and and a Camille, a Robert and a Richard, a Marie and a Mary...)
But it is fun to have a lot of characters. One thing I liked is it was constantly switching perspectives, and while sometimes I don't like that, it was fun from the second book onward—every time it switched, you'd suddenly be with another character who you had completely forgotten about, and it just gave you a little jolt, 'Oh yeah, I forgot about them!'
Most all of the characters undergo a major change and they are completely different in the last book than the first, which I appreciate. War changes people, for better or worse. (Most of the change in the book was for better.)
With a lot of teenaged/adult characters also comes a lot of marriages. I lost count of how many times 'Will you marry me?' was said. But I approved of all of the matches (not that my opinions would have changed anything) so that was all fine.
I haven't read many novels about the Civil War, and I think this was a good first one—there wasn't too much confusing battle stuff and military tactics. It doesn't have really any gratuitous violence either.
I almost rated it 5 stars...I can't say exactly what held me back, though. I guess it wasn't the 'READ THIS RIGHT NOW!!!' kind of book that I reserve five star ratings for. But it was still good, so a solid 4/5 is the rating it will get!
ljaquier1's review
5.0
An excellent ending to a much loved series! I am facinated with this time period and this war and NC Campbell did an amazing job writing this story! I was snagged in from line 1 on book 1 and could not put any of the books down until I finished them! I've read the series 4 times, at least! I cannot give this series or the author enough praise. I'd recommend these books to everyone. You'll fall in love with characters, even if you're not in love with the time period. And it gives a new outlook to how life was during slavery...having a family member both on the south and the north end of the spectrum. What more can I say? READ THEM!!!
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