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Title: No Graves As Yet: A Novel of World War I by ANNE PERRY ISBN: 0-345-45652-1 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.83 (29 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Oh, Anne Perry...not again!
Comment: What a disappointment! I was so looking forward to Perry's new series. Although her foray into SciFi was horrendous, Perry has had her Victorian mystery series down pat: great plots, wonderful characters, incredibly vivid recreation of the times...
I thought "...Perry's got a new stage to move new characters onto...should be great..." Wrong! The vivid recreation of the times is here: a sleepy, self-satisfied, wonderful, upper middle class England right before the horrors of WWI. All those bright young Oxonions - golden in the British sun - before they go for cannon fodder in the trenches of France. Perry's got it 'spot on' and I gave her two stars for painting a great picture. A novel, however, needs to do more than paint pretty picture (or ugly ones, for that matter.) The plot was plodding - no excitment...no breathless page turning...it was dull. The characters were boring and stupid (especially the ones who were supposed to smart.) The female characters (heretofore a real Perry strength) were particularly lame: stock English countrywomen with no brains or little wit, contrariness for the
whim of it...my skin crawled. And the dialogue! Perry spent PAGES over internal conversations about faith that had little impact on the mystery that lay at the heart of the plot. I have no problems with religion as a central factor of life...I believe that it is underrated as a motivating factor in most lives and in most novels...but not just rambling musings. I don't care if the character was once a minister; a sane character has to muse at least semi-coherently. If the author wants to write a religious tract, let her do so and keep it out of her novels. Is Perry a recently born-again something? I hope this series improves with later releases(which I will purchase used or in paperback)but I don't have much hope.
Rating: 5
Summary: ANNE PERRY KNOWS HOW TO WRITE A GREAT BOOK
Comment: I was so excited to finally get my hands on this book, and even more so to find out that it will be a new series.
I fell in love with the Reavley brothers instantly because they were written so well. I feel like they are just like regular guys with dreams and history, and flaws, and through it all they remained strong for each other.
I love Anne Perry's work. This is a great story that takes you back in time and makes you think.
Give this book a chance, it's worth it.
Rating: 1
Summary: Very dissappointed
Comment: I have heard so much about Anne Perry that I had to read one of her books. After I renewed it from the Library for the second time (14 days) and found myself still not finished, I concluded, it was not keeping my interest and was very slow moving. I went to the last few pages, and felt I got most of the story. Only then,do you find out where the documents are and the whole event is very simple. Regarding the world events surrounding WWI, better to go to a history book or true historic novel. If it sequals well, there may be hope. But I would not recommend the book. Better to spend an hour watching a murder story on Law and Order for a fun evening.
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Title: A Christmas Journey by ANNE PERRY ISBN: 034546673X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 18 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Shifting Tide by ANNE PERRY ISBN: 0345440099 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 27 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: A Place of Hiding by ELIZABETH GEORGE ISBN: 0553801309 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Murder Room by P.D. JAMES ISBN: 1400041414 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 18 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Seven Dials by Anne Perry ISBN: 0345440072 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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