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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
This is a long book with a number of plot lines. They are often not related other than the chapters in one line are related to, literally ZX the characters in another When you get to the end of this lengthy tome you are told it continues in the next book in the series... I didn't just read 400 pages for the start to be continued. Overall, rather disappointed with the novel, the story telling, the characters and their relationships.
Not being familiar with English politics I found sections of the book very boring. The multi generational story of a shipping family's legacy was interesting for the most part. I thought this was the final book in the series and a bit letdown when the story ended with no conclusion. Turning the page I realized there was a 6 Th book.
Archer builds on his heptalogy with a fifth volume that does not disappoint. When the story ended, the IRA had set a bomb to explode aboard the MV Buckingham, its explosion rocking the vessel. The reader soon learns that the explosion took place overboard and the damage only minimal. Emma Clifton and the rest of the board of Barrington Shipping must handle the situation and keep the public from learning of the terrorist plot. Emma struggles at the helm of Barrington, with some on the board calling for her immediate dismissal as chairman, especially as many passengers begin to question the story offered up. Even with her son, Sebastian, on the board, Emma's day may be numbered, thanks to an old nemesis. Not to wither in the shadows, Harry Clifton has been elected president of English PEN, allowing him a strong voice to call for the release of fellow author, Anatoly Babakov, held in a Siberian gulag for writing a raw and uncensored novel about Joseph Stalin. Harry will risk it all, including his own life, to free this man and protect free speech at any cost. The ever-evolving Giles Barrington is firmly rooted in the House of Commons and has a seat in the Cabinet. However, a moment of weakness while in East Germany costs him everything, and leaves the door wide open for his long-time nemesis, Major Alex Fisher, to challenge him for his seat during General Election. Plotting to bring down the Cliftons and Barringtons, Fisher continues to work with Lady Virginia Fenwick and a new member of the trifecta to dismantle the family, one member at a time. Sebastian presents a strong second generation in the novel, wrestling to keep his personal relationship with his girlfriend, Sam, from deteriorating. Sebastian has climbed his way up in the banking industry, but shows a cut-throat side when doing business. Archer brings the novel to its climax with two legal battles that could have major implications for everyone involved in the series. Not to stray from his usual style, Archer presents set of cliffhangers lure the writer in and sate them for the inevitable wait until the next instalment hits bookstands.
Captivating seems like such an understatement for this series, in which Archer keeps finding new ways to pull the reader in and beg for more information on the Cliftons and Barringtons. Archer appears able to juggle the many storylines he's create and gives them the much needed attention to allow each character to flourish. As characters cross paths and intertwine, the story branches off repeatedly and only gets better. This is classic Jeffrey Archer!
And now we wait! I chose to devour the first five novels consecutively, which entertained me thoroughly. However, once the rush began, I could not stop the momentum and now am dangling on the edge, waiting to see what Archer will do, along with millions of other fans. Alas, I will be as patient as I can, searching for nuggets of information about the penultimate novel.
Kudos, Lord Archer for another stellar piece of work. I am truly eager to see what next you have for readers and curse the time it takes to get a book through to publication.
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Captivating seems like such an understatement for this series, in which Archer keeps finding new ways to pull the reader in and beg for more information on the Cliftons and Barringtons. Archer appears able to juggle the many storylines he's create and gives them the much needed attention to allow each character to flourish. As characters cross paths and intertwine, the story branches off repeatedly and only gets better. This is classic Jeffrey Archer!
And now we wait! I chose to devour the first five novels consecutively, which entertained me thoroughly. However, once the rush began, I could not stop the momentum and now am dangling on the edge, waiting to see what Archer will do, along with millions of other fans. Alas, I will be as patient as I can, searching for nuggets of information about the penultimate novel.
Kudos, Lord Archer for another stellar piece of work. I am truly eager to see what next you have for readers and curse the time it takes to get a book through to publication.
Like/hate the review? An ever-growing collection of others appears at:
http://pecheyponderings.wordpress.com/
3.5★ Typical Jeffrey Archer with lots of twists and turns and ending in a cliff-hanger, as usual for this series! Except this one left me hanging even more than the previous one! There really wasn’t any resolution at the end - it feels like he might have had a massive book that he’s just decided to divide up into 2 (or possibly 3?) books!
So I guess I’ll just have to read the next in reasonably quick succession so I don’t forget what went before in this one!
So I guess I’ll just have to read the next in reasonably quick succession so I don’t forget what went before in this one!
What the hell.....!!!
It was the end.......
When is next book coming.....?
Damm excited.....
It was the end.......
When is next book coming.....?
Damm excited.....
Great series!
The story of the Clifton family continues to be a good one as they grow older and their life continues to take dramatic turns.
The story of the Clifton family continues to be a good one as they grow older and their life continues to take dramatic turns.
Another good installment of the Clifton Chronicles - many twist and turns, and yet comfortingly predictable. You know that in the end the good guys will triumph but not before numerous setbacks along the way. This book was no exception, ending with the standard cliffhanger to send you right into the next novel in the series!
3.5 stars
I think this is book five in the series? Another installment of the family's interesting lives. As usual, some parts are told in detail, and some are covered in merely a sentence (e.g. Giles's wife was pregnant in book 4 and in book 5 we learn within the space of a paragraph that their child died as a three year old).
I do admit that I switch off a bit when British politics come into play. I have no idea what all the party names are/mean. And I suspect other readers might miss the cricket references.
That said, Jeffrey Archer does manage to write in a way that makes his books easy to "gobble up". And this one ends on his usual cliffhanger. I also thought parallelizing the two court cases was quite clever.
I think this is book five in the series? Another installment of the family's interesting lives. As usual, some parts are told in detail, and some are covered in merely a sentence (e.g. Giles's wife was pregnant in book 4 and in book 5 we learn within the space of a paragraph that their child died as a three year old).
I do admit that I switch off a bit when British politics come into play. I have no idea what all the party names are/mean. And I suspect other readers might miss the cricket references.
That said, Jeffrey Archer does manage to write in a way that makes his books easy to "gobble up". And this one ends on his usual cliffhanger. I also thought parallelizing the two court cases was quite clever.
Yazarın tarzı dumduz. Kitabın tamami diyaloglardan olustugu icin cabuk bitiriyorsunuz. Karakterlerle ilgili hicbir derinlik yok. 90ların her daim iyilerin kazandiği Amerikan aksiyon filmlerini hatirlatti bana. Yine de tum kitap boyunca birbiri ardina gelen dalavereler vesilesiyle dikkatle okuyorsunuz. Seri olmasi sebebiyle de yazarimiz kitabı pat diye de bir guzel kesivermis sonunda...Sonraki kitabi okur muyum bilmem.