Maggi M. (MaggiM) reviewed on + 7 more book reviews
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I've read this book many times. It's one of my all-time favorites, and still my favorite in this series. One of the great things about it is that every time I read it I find something new that I missed before. I'll confess though that the very first time I read it, about ten pages into it, I thought ... I don't know if I'm going to like this. Famous last words, as they say.
This is definitely a love story, more so than the other books in the series. But to say that's all it is really sells the novel short. It's the most complex and compelling love story I've ever encountered. But as much as it's a love story, it's a piercing study of what it really means to be man, to be a husband, to be responsible for a family, to be willing to sacrifice everything to uphold vows you've made in the face of violence, hatred and injustice. It's a thoroughly grown-up story, and not for the faint of heart. That said, there's plenty of black humor and good fun, too.
Two downsides: Once you get into it, you won't be able to put it down for anything--crying children, dirty laundry, house fire, whatever. And, as other reviewers have mentioned, after you read this, you'll be spoiled and continually disappointed in less satistfying stories.
The seventh in this series--An Echo In The Bone--comes out later this year. If you start reading now, you MAY just have time to read them all before its 9/22/09 publication date.
This is definitely a love story, more so than the other books in the series. But to say that's all it is really sells the novel short. It's the most complex and compelling love story I've ever encountered. But as much as it's a love story, it's a piercing study of what it really means to be man, to be a husband, to be responsible for a family, to be willing to sacrifice everything to uphold vows you've made in the face of violence, hatred and injustice. It's a thoroughly grown-up story, and not for the faint of heart. That said, there's plenty of black humor and good fun, too.
Two downsides: Once you get into it, you won't be able to put it down for anything--crying children, dirty laundry, house fire, whatever. And, as other reviewers have mentioned, after you read this, you'll be spoiled and continually disappointed in less satistfying stories.
The seventh in this series--An Echo In The Bone--comes out later this year. If you start reading now, you MAY just have time to read them all before its 9/22/09 publication date.
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