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A review by duparker
London by Edward Rutherfurd
3.0
This book is a solid three stars. I liked it for the most part, but it was long. I actually noticed that after page 544 the book began to struggle, and that wasn't even halfway through. The story, or stories as it really is, was good. The history is well researched and plotted out. In fact, the plot seems to be well placed around the historical aspects and not forced.
The book really is novellas strung together linked by family. I like this technique, which was also used in Sarum. I also liked that some of the Sarum characters passed through this book. I think what separated this from New York, the Novel, which I loved, was that less families were intertwined in that book, and it was more focused.
I noticed that the audio version, advertised in the back, was abridged and only six hours, I think I would have liked that version better.
The book really is novellas strung together linked by family. I like this technique, which was also used in Sarum. I also liked that some of the Sarum characters passed through this book. I think what separated this from New York, the Novel, which I loved, was that less families were intertwined in that book, and it was more focused.
I noticed that the audio version, advertised in the back, was abridged and only six hours, I think I would have liked that version better.