Tolstoy still wins for "Best fight scene," but this is in the running. Quite a large cast of characters, not always well defined, so it was a struggle to keep track of everyone - but it's such a perfect telling of one thing - Gettysburg - that yeah, it's a five star book.
This summer a friend and I were trying to decide on a destination for a short trip. We knew it had to be reasonably close, because we only had what amounted to an extended weekend but it also had to be far enough to make it seem like a mini vacation. We were suffering from a terrible case of the "be...
Very engaging story and characters, scads of frustrating and shattering loss. I'm too far removed from a proper history of these events to know with certainty what would happen with each of the characters chosen to present the tale, so was able to experience the suspense as though it were all sprung...
I changed my mind. This is so oriented toward the military aspects of the war that I do not think I will enjoy it. How do I know? My husband is reading it. I do not have to feel guilty about buying a book and then not reading it. One paper book less to read. :0)
One of the best war novels ever written and the best one about the Civil War. I have read many times and still love to pick it up again and read about Gettysburg. The movie about this was a disgrace to the novel.
One of the best war novels ever written and the best one about the Civil War. I have read many times and still love to pick it up again and read about Gettysburg. The movie about this was a disgrace to the novel.
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