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“Will keep you riveted beyond war's end ; moving and brilliant. A titanic novel.”
Steven C wrote this review Thursday, August 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This is the most brutal of the series, IMHO. Jakes paints a horrific picture of the country torn apart.”
Kirsty C wrote this review Friday, July 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This trilogy is amazing! I could not put it down. Highly recommend it”
Anuschka V wrote this review Saturday, June 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“All of his books are great!”
Heather F wrote this review Thursday, June 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“read: 1994”
Debi K wrote this review Tuesday, March 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“a little slower than the 1st book but still great. can't wait to finish the series.”
Tera wrote this review Sunday, January 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Jakes has written an outstanding book - perhaps matching in calibre the immortal books of the American Civil war like "Gone with the Wind" and the entire triology is riviting in its entirety - the charactors are live and imbued with the ethos of the times - Jakes has a literary taste seldom matched by writers who have written about as anathemic a topic like war! I would rate this book as his best and without hesitation recomment it for each home library! A 5 star book!”
Deepak demoninlove wrote this review Thursday, October 11 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“John Jakes is a classic. Love his style, his substance in writing.”
FrillyKnickers wrote this review Saturday, July 14 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very few authors can write a 1000 page novel that I just glide through… John Jakes is one of them. I love his Civil War novels. Jakes states in his afterword that this book ultimately isn’t about war or slavery, but about change. This story abounds with it — some for the better, some for the worse, and some somewhere in-between. There is redemption and loss, and above all, strength and love. Many of the more recognizable features of the Civil War are barely touched upon, such as Gettysburg and the final surrender at Appomattox, but this allows more exploration of the lesser known happenings. I can’t wait to watch the mini-series and then eventually move on to the final book.”
miyurose wrote this review Wednesday, July 11 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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