dotorsojak 's review for:

Sharpe's Rifles by Bernard Cornwell
3.25
adventurous informative tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My first Sharpe, though not my first Cornwell (BC). (BC was very prolific.)

I’ve known about the Sharpe series for a long time, so it’s weird it took me 68 years to get to one. I’ve always been interested in the Napoleonic period. What finally got me to try one is: a) my interest in Patrick O’Brian and b) being retired and having time to read anything I want.

The book (some sources list it as Sharpe #1, others as #6, others still as #8) is a relatively early novel for BC, who started writing in the early 1980s.