Alexandru

Necessary book

Revisado: 05-26-21

While there are many feminist books in the West, outside this cultural area there is complete emptiness. I am from Romania and many of the things the author describes are true for Eastern Europe as well. Otherwise, indeed, the book could have been better, especially in the research area. But it is difficult to find fault with Ms. Slimani - she made a generous effort.

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excellent

Revisado: 10-19-20

I think it is the best so far in the Penric series. I was wondering how it will be possible to bring in a romantic interest for Penric but it was nicely done.

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Very nice book

Revisado: 10-02-20

The narrator has a quite strong American accent. However, after you get used to it everything is excellent and the narration is very good and clear.

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Good book but read the middle part

Revisado: 09-25-19

The series is excellent and this book is no exception. However, the parts between, say 30% and 70% have been less good than the rest. I did not like the endless citations from a play you dont get to understand anyway.

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Engaging and informative

Revisado: 08-02-19

It is exactly what you would expect: a well researched military history analysis. When the author has to fill in the blanks because of the missing data, he informs the audience and, at least for me, seems reasonable in his assumptions. Also, he knows how to tell a good story.

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Read it

Revisado: 07-01-19

It is an excellent book. Also, Connie Willis s theory on time travel actually makes sense and it is absolutely consistent throughout the series.

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ranking to be seen in context

Revisado: 06-16-19

The context is that this series is exceptional. Well, this particular book is not as good as the first two in the series but it is still quite good by any standards. I will explain also what I did not like. In the other books one of the things I liked was the humanity of the characters, how they take decisions which are obviously wrong, how they forget important information just like any normal person would. Well, here I think it went too far. The choices they make are so obviously misguided sometimes that it is not believable. It happened in "To say nothing of the dog" but there was a clear reason there. Anyway, overall a very good, enjoyable book, just not as good as the first two. Certainly much better than many books I have rated with 5 stars. But the expectations are bigger here.

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excellent

Revisado: 05-24-19

funny, witty and intelligent, well written and well read, to say nothing of its "Englishness" (allusions to so many English writers and poets that is almost a course in English literature). Among the best books available on Audible.

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entertaining

Revisado: 03-28-19

better than the second book, actually, I think it is the best in the series so far

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Plot problems

Revisado: 03-20-19

I gave 5 stars to the first book in the series. This one is not bad also, the narrator is good, the characters well described, simple but enjoyable. However, at least for me, consistency is important in a fantasy novel. In the first book the author made quite an effort to show the strong points and the weak points of Alex s diviner powers. He made an effort to comply with his own limits. In this book it is not the case. Alex should have used his divining powers several times and he did not. There are moments when you dont have to be a diviner, simple human intuition would help. Thus, the fantasy world created becomes inconsistent, Alex s magical abilities can vary not in accordance with a rule but in accordance with the whim of the author.

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