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Stunning - interesting history, complex characters, ambiguity

Revisado: 06-13-24

This is the second book by Ms Sardar that I've read and both are excellent. This one includes complex characters and is set inan interesting period of history. It includes the ambiguity and shifting Nature of war, family, love, loyalty and truth.

The only thing I would fault is that the narrator's voice was difficult to heard when she was speaking quietly income key massages of dialog (hard to decipher overtraffic Android noise).

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Lively account of a little known Antarctic voyage

Revisado: 01-23-23

I've read several books about early polar expeditions and am fascinated by the hardships overcome. This is a well-researched, well-written account of one of the little known early voyages and how the crew survived the ordeal.

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Remarkable accomplishments by women

Revisado: 11-03-22

Although I felt this book wasn't as strong as her other two, the author has the ability to being recognition to what women are able to accomplish when the need arises.

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Great women leading unconventional lives

Revisado: 10-28-22

Colleen McCullough creates great women - strong, intelligent, independent, unconventional. Here she adds the strong bonds of sisters to create a fascinating book. I'll miss the Latimer sisters when I'm done.

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Fascinating &Complex History of a Masterpiece

Revisado: 10-19-22

This book was particularly interesting to me because I had the incredible privilege to sing Benjamin Britten's War Requiem at the Sydney Opera House in an international music festival in 1993. Although the building fascinated me, I had no idea how complicated it's genesis was. While this book is quite long and there were many people involved in the project, I thought the author did a good job of making the saga comprehendable. He also captured Australian character and values in an entertaining manner. For me, this book was worth the time invested.

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Great story, brilliant writing, fine performance

Revisado: 09-28-22

I've read numerous WWII novels and this one was excellent. The story was fresh and showed the impact of war on civilians without falling into a good/evil dichotomy. Dialogue drove the story and was crisp, believable and full of character. The narration was very good. This book was definitely worth the time.

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An excellent WWII resistance novel

Revisado: 08-10-22

I've read numerous novels of varying quality about World War II resistance movements and this is one of the best. It's richly flavored with the culture, geography, history and mythology of Crete. The characters are interesting and complex with just enough backstory to make them believable. Some are warped, some tempered by the adversity of war. There are complicated relationships, love, loss and ultimately triumph.

The narration was very good. Definitely a worthwhile book.

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"Chick lit" with cultural contrasts

Revisado: 07-07-22

The story line was fairly predictable "women's fiction" made more interesting by the contrast between cultures.

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Focused on the person rather than the dog

Revisado: 07-05-22

As someone fascinated with dogs and their relationship with humans, I had hoped this book would focus more on the dog/human bond. It seemed more focused on the person and his dysfunctional childhood. Not a bad book, just not what I was hoping for.

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Fascinating and quirky

Revisado: 06-10-22

Interesting cultural insights, unusual cast of characters, complex motivations, engaging performance. Definitely worth the time.

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