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A review by maureensbooks89
Landfalls by Naomi J. Williams
4.0
In ‘Landfalls’ we go back to 1785 at the time of the historical La Pérouse expedition, a voyage were many men went out to sea to explore unknown parts of the world. ‘Landfalls’ is a book filled with twelve chapters written from a different point of view and from different parts of the world.
The beginning of this book was a little hard for me. I had a little trouble getting used to the world back in the 18th century and because of that I really needed a view chapters to get used to the scene. But slowly on I felt myself being enchanted by this book. I must admit I hadn’t heard about the La Pérouse expedition, before starting this book. So this book was a really fun look back into the history of the 18th century. Although this isn’t a teaching book, I really felt a little smarter after reading it. LOL.
Naomi Williams definitely has a gift with words. I loved the way every chapter was written through the eyes of a different character. I’ve never read a book that was written this way before, and although it was really interesting to read I don’t think many authors can pull this off. This way of writing can easily make the readers lose their way but Naomi Williams was able to make this book even more interesting because of it.
This book was fascinating, really touching, but at times also really funny. Definitely a read which had a little of everything.
I’m so glad I was able to read ‘Landfalls’. Especially since I probably wouldn’t have picked this one up myself and I would have missed this beautiful written novel. Every page of this book makes you feel the way the author put a lot of time and effort in this book.. Although I’m still not a big Historical Fiction fan, I loved reading this book and would really recommend it.
The beginning of this book was a little hard for me. I had a little trouble getting used to the world back in the 18th century and because of that I really needed a view chapters to get used to the scene. But slowly on I felt myself being enchanted by this book. I must admit I hadn’t heard about the La Pérouse expedition, before starting this book. So this book was a really fun look back into the history of the 18th century. Although this isn’t a teaching book, I really felt a little smarter after reading it. LOL.
Naomi Williams definitely has a gift with words. I loved the way every chapter was written through the eyes of a different character. I’ve never read a book that was written this way before, and although it was really interesting to read I don’t think many authors can pull this off. This way of writing can easily make the readers lose their way but Naomi Williams was able to make this book even more interesting because of it.
This book was fascinating, really touching, but at times also really funny. Definitely a read which had a little of everything.
I’m so glad I was able to read ‘Landfalls’. Especially since I probably wouldn’t have picked this one up myself and I would have missed this beautiful written novel. Every page of this book makes you feel the way the author put a lot of time and effort in this book.. Although I’m still not a big Historical Fiction fan, I loved reading this book and would really recommend it.