The Book Of Kings

“The time has come (the walrus said) to speak of many things … of ship, of shoes, of sealing wax, of cabbages and kings.” A rather strange book – a cross between a script for a mini-series and an attempt at a 20th century Tolstoy novel. The basic concept is intriguing, and there are elements of a go......more

This book was too much for me to even summarize in my typical review. I found the language and descriptions confusing. The relationships of the four roommates was at times tedious and convoluted. Thackara did a good job of describing WWII but I struggled to get that far in the book. Although I finis......more

Harold Robbins meets Leo Tolstoy.......more

I don't even really know how to leave a review for this book. The dialogue was strange. Couldn't connect to any characters which made it difficult to care about what happened to them. It sounded like a great premise - I love WW2 fiction. But this was so hard to get into. The language is dense, runs......more

This is a book I normally would not read. It is totally out of my reading realm. Since it was long I was scared but glad I stuck with it. The characters were beautifully written. The backdrop of the war was so well written that I felt like I was part of it. Everything about these characters made me......more