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Totally original, deeply moving

Revisado: 01-28-25

In a time of cookie cutter repeated themes and tropes and ridiculously poorly written books, this truly stands out. No carbon copy or another light historical fiction it is a triumph of imagination based on historical realities but focusing on the experiences of the marginalized. It is sometimes excruciating to listen to - going from comedy to tragedy, good to despair, and a heartfelt reminder of the importance of common humanity and theater that creates bonds between people.

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The description and peoples of Tur del Fur

Revisado: 01-26-25

I love Royce and Hadrian. They are the best! The story seemed a bit off in its pacing sometimes, unlike others; there is only so much Royce/Gwen terror of each other that makes sense, for example. Thankfully, the novella hits its stride before too long (even the reader seemed to relax).

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Repetition in quality with characters

Revisado: 01-07-25

Sanderson has a terrific imagination and work building skills. I liked the chronology of days as a structure to the narrative. However, characters tended to constantly be repeating the same issues; this can be tiresome or cringe inducing - e.g. Kalidin’s progress is great but devolves into too much “therapy speak” as it goes on. At times it felt as though it was visualized as a game rather than a book, although it never loses momentum it at times does so at the expense of characterization. Ending was interesting but a downer with 5 books to go??

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New character

Revisado: 12-26-24

Not Christmassy. Some of the same old tropes, but enlivened by Astrid throughout and Adrian, and the sneaking about.

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The harsh realities of war

Revisado: 12-19-24

This is incredibly well written and insightful while being hard to get through the honesty of brutality that it portrays. I didn’t much like the constant creepy voices of feral children - some was fine but it got to be too much. It is a tragedy, however reimagined.

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Interesting new view of Alexander

Revisado: 12-10-24

This covers a less well known part of his conquests and is enlightening regarding his character and its connection to his incredible ability to sum up battle situations and encounters with other cultures

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The narrative style

Revisado: 11-11-24

I appreciated the insight this approach gave to Henry V. It was sometimes just too much data to attend to closely, though, especially as his character was less than appealing. The scholarship is impeccable, and the strength is the correlation of all events taking place in 1415.

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The even handed and detailed handling of the issues

Revisado: 10-27-24

The scholarship is first rate; the balance between different ideas and beliefs, the involvement of the historical background without it taking the place of the central conflicts in belief of English Christianity up to and through the Tudor period. This is a book that is best appreciated by those who have some knowledge of both English history and theological ideas.

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The metaphor of the horizon

Revisado: 09-25-24

The narration is superb - passionate and clear, engaging the listener. The approach is interesting as much for the intent as the realization of it: a social history that takes the period seriously and yet despite this sometimes cannot resist reading the contemporary into the past. For the general reader, I would hope they explore further; for the more specialized reader, it presents interesting ways of seeing the Middle Ages, but remains in some ways too chained to contemporary ways of seeing humanity. The importation and generalization of secular/sacred and the literacy devoted to one writer were annoying to one with a deep knowledge of the period and of its theology. Nevertheless I applaud the effort and the purpose and the passion of the writer.

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Wonderful characters in a great time and place

Revisado: 08-31-24

The setting was superbly realized - the jazz of the Harlem Renaissance and NYC in the 20s! For a novella, the characters had depth and the story intricate. I loved it! Please, Mr. Aaronovitch all of the Rivers characters are like friends now - don’t just put them aside or relegate them to graphic formats. We would miss them!

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