The Eight

I found this book dull. It felt as if she tried too hard add historical figures into to what could have been a fairly good story. It helped my insomnia by putting me to sleep a few times.

Three weeks ago I held a yard sale. To pass the time I picked up this book I'd never seen from a box of books none of which I'd ever read and none of which I remember buying. Of the many surreal happenings of that day one of the most strange was when, immediately after reading the first page, a well-......more

4 stars to Katherine Neville's The Eight. I stumbled upon this one by hearing about book #2's release and had to start first from the beginning. I'm so glad I did. Characters are well developed. Plot is intricate. Suspense is on target. Story-telling and narration are rich. I want a third book in the......more

Katherine Neville, The Eight (Ballantine, 1988) This novel has achieved almost cult status in some circles, and many people consider it one of the best adventure novels ever written. It's a useful way to separate folks you know into two categories: those who are more interested in plot, and those who......more

Sinceramente, me ha encantado!......more

Leído por primera vez en 2004. Le puse un ocho (no es coña) Leído por segunda vez en 2013. Se quedó en 6/10. Pues eso, que recordaba que me había gustado mucho por el rollo de misterio & ajedrez, salió en un Club de Lectura y lo re-leí. Otro fracaso en relecturas (¡Y luego me decís que por qué no re-l......more