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mikesmith 's review for:
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
by Diana Gabaldon
This is my favorite book in the series so far. The pace was the quickest yet, making it hard to put down from beginning to end. The excitement builds and keeps you reading, even though the sexual brutality reaches a new level in this installment. Even when you don't want to know, you have to know what happens next. I love the return to more direct consideration of other times, especially the hint that there might be those that move forward to balance out those that finish their lives in the past. The unique storytelling of a very familiar period of our history makes the time of Indpendence seem new. But once again, it is the perfectly crafted, and at least partially flawed personalities that I found the most fulfilling. In the face of a massive historical moment, it is almost shocking that the personal squabbles and ambitions of the various communities greatly shape the broader events. This seemed most poignant in the life of Malva. But the struggles with ersonal relationships provide both comfort and suggestion to those of us dealing with these same issues in our own time.