Paganini

Pacing

Revisado: 08-31-24

Too long, too many side trips. Shallow but believable characters. Dov top broadly drawn - the villainous hero overdone and not credible.never more than diverting.

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Serial killer of the English language

Revisado: 08-23-22

Jack Carr grasped his non-refillable, disposable, Bic .09 mm black ink ballpoint. Putting his lethal instrument to the Staples brand lightweight computer paper, he searched his memory bank for an appropriate participle to begin his saga of blood-drenched sentimentality and crackpot political theorizing. Finding none, Carr deftly unscrewed the plastic twist-off cap to the glass Starbucks single serve cappuccino container. No problem for him:: he’d been training for this moment his entire life…. Carr’s write is remarkably bad - he has never met an infinitive he wouldn’t split, nor a participle he won’t dangle! His sex scenes are sophomoric, his philosophizing predictable, and the reminiscing about his dead wife and daughter (don’t forget the unborn son) are tedious and repetitive!
But, boy can he write an action scene!! Not sure if it’s really necessary to describe the make, model and weight of each bullet, and knowing the muzzle velocity is perhaps not mandatory! But the Bad Guys get dead with reassuring regularity and the Good Guys survive to the next book. So who am I to complain!

Park City Utah - Dedicated to Lauren and Lucy, and the embryo. (Oh wait, they’re all dead)

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Disappointing

Revisado: 05-04-22

This book had so much potential! Recreating the eruption of Vesuvius through historical characters intermixed with fictional ones, in the hands of a good storyteller should have been gripping and informative. But the author squandered the opportunity, choosing to focus on lurid and pointless details which derailed the narrative. Harris is capable of so much more. And the arch, know-it-all narration didn’t add to the experience.

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Really stupid

Revisado: 05-04-22

I guess I ordered this book in error. Confused story, propelled by cliches
How about a refund?

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The StupidestCase

Revisado: 12-11-21

This is a weak and improbable story.,’jIrritatingly overacted. A waste of good sound waves.

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Still a gripping story, marred by hysterical narration.

Revisado: 05-20-21

This book is a grand tale, ranging over the globe in pursuit of the meaning of art in society. A little heavy on the "noble savage" theme; however this is defensible by the era of its writing.
The narration is frantic and hysterical, with unintelligible accents.

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Not his best

Revisado: 03-04-21

A lot of r talk, too many characters, too many accents. More empty calories than usual for aCray Man story. We don’t need Court’s navel-gazing.;

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Book without end!

Revisado: 02-20-21

Long LONGER LONGEST!!!
Dallas in the 14th century, or maybe Peyton Place.
Every time I checked back in to the story, breasts were being gazed upon or fondled.Sometimes blood was flowing, or spurting, from a nose or a mouth or an ear. Very repetitive! But I had a long and boring journey and this was the perfect companion.

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Worth every minute

Revisado: 05-08-20

A superb history. One wishes for the time and resources to follow almost every character into his/her biography. Does the appalling violence on display still lurk in the bosom of France?
Davidson’s arch and detached style suits the material perfectly. It wouldn’t do to have the narrator break into fits of derisory laughter at the pomposity of so many self-serving “idealists”, nor to succumb to sobs as the unimaginable cruelties unfold.

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Wonderful writing

Revisado: 04-30-20

This book has remarkable imagery, deft character delineation and crackling dialogue
which keep the reader’s or listener’s interest in spite of a weak narrative. The “ok, we’re done here” denouement is deeply unsatisfying. Ms Mantel is certainly more comfortable with a violent conclusion. Still, the book is worthwhile.

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