Chantal Hogenes Hogenes من عند 2494 Leva reka, بلغاريا من عند 2494 Leva reka, بلغاريا

مربكة بعض الشيء ولكن جيدة عموما

كان هذا الكتاب أعمال شغب! أوصي بهذا الكتاب لأي شخص يرجع تاريخه أو مؤرخ في الماضي. تأخذ ماريا بكل سرور اللكمات بالنسبة لنا جميعًا الذين يرغبون في إلقاء حذر على الريح ومعرفة ما سيكون عليه الحال إذا قلنا نعم بدلاً من لا لكل من قابلناهم.

لقد التقطت هذا في عملية بيع خارج الحدود لـ Border's Off-Business مقابل 1.79 دولار ، لذلك لم أكن أعرف شيئًا عن ذلك بخلاف سيد الحوار Elmore Leonard. لدهشتي ، لم يكن هناك الكثير من الحوار في القصة ، حيث أن الشخصية الرئيسية مقطوعة من نفس قطعة القماش التي استخدمها جون رامبو في فيلم First Blood. ومع ذلك ، فإن عدم وجود حوار لم يمنعني من الاستمتاع بالقصة مرة واحدة ؛ لقد التهمت الـ 150 صفحة منه في قراءة ليلة واحدة. أعتقد أنه ساعدني في تصوير الشخصية الرئيسية مثل تشارلي برونسون في ذهني. يلعب دور فنسنت ماجيستك في تأليف الفيلم ، والذي - رغم أنني لم أره من قبل - يبدو منطقيًا كما يبدو مكتوبًا له.

The start is certainly engaging. A monk is initiated into a secret that motivates him to tell the world in the only way he has open to him - a very public suicide. A flash of supernatural effects, along with the ambiance of the ancient Citadel set the stage. I was intrigued! The middle section, through written in short chapters with POV tossed between a wide number of characters, still dragged a bit. The characters were stock, for the most part. Evil monks driven by fanaticism to do horrible deeds - were present and accounted for. The most interesting monk is the one who committed suicide - I wish he'd been given more story than his sister, who was only mildly interesting to me - in a heavy smoker jaded journalist kind of way. I wanted more of Samuel's story. So, I plowed through the middle, wanting to know the secret, but not really relishing any of the characters. Then came the ending, and why the novel raised from a 3 star read to a 4 star entertainment. I was pleasantly wooed by the action-packed surprise ending. Here, Toyne shined. The only thought that nags me now about the story is whether any of the historical components are factual. The DeVinci code, and yes, everyone seems to compare this with Brown's novel, was based in research by Brown's wife. That was part of what made it interesting to me. For Sanctus, I have no clue what percentage of the location is imagination or even myth. Pagan vs. the church is an old war though. Guess I'll do some research. I enjoyed the read, and was pleased to be invited to the party.

Enjoying this one quite a bit - fun read, engaging characters. This was a fun escape read with like-able characters. Curious how they do after this book ended - I hope they are mentioned in later books.