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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Disappointing!!! I bought this at Heathrow, in something of a hurry, and chose it because of the title and the cover: the picture on the front and the reviews on the back. I was drawn in initially and settled down for an enjoyable read but was soon questioning the plausibility of the plot and the over-use of coincidence. The characters were one-dimensional and unreal whilst many comments and descriptions were repetitive and laboured. I didn't finish the book and gave up when I could no longer bear to read, even one more... more info
Tedious and implausible I had been tempted to buy this book by the suggestion on the cover that it bore some comparison with the work of Carlos Ruiz Zafon, but I was put off by the negative reviews on Amazon.co.uk. Then my wife bought it, so I had the opportunity to read it anyway. I found it very disappointing. The first three-quarters are very drawn out, with the narrative jumping between characters and time periods, and then the last quarter reads like a tsunami with all sorts of implausible twists and turns. None of the... more info
Profoundly unfulfilling The comparisons made on the book's cover, in combination with my ignorance of the period in which it is set, undoubtedly made this novel an intriguing prospect. Through the first one hundred pages, I read with both alacrity and interest, willing to forgive literary shortcomings due to the presence (at this stage) of an ostensibly strong plot. Unfortunately, however, this strength is not sustained. The lethargy could be less frustrating if Sansom were able to retain engagement through other means, viz.... more info
awful - mills and boon with a good cover the characters are very 2d and has the author ever been to spain? for instance there is a meeting at which they drink mugs of coffee with powdered milk! in spain in the 30s. i don't think so. and towards the end our brave hero 'walks down the aisle' - you mean he converted to christianity and had a lovely church wedding - pull the other one! this may sound picky but why bother to have an editor? in fact did the editor read the book?
