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hollenacht's review
3.0
I've read most of John Jakes' books and my five favorites are 'Homeland', the first book in the 'Kent Family Chronicles', and the North & South trilogy. While he's written many more, they just don't live up to those. This one wasn't as disappointing as some of them have been, but it also wasn't one that I'll want to re-read, as I have with the others.
At first, I thought it would be one of his more formulaic books with one of the main characters never changing and growing and another reaching some tragic ending. While there was a not-so-unexpected 'tragic' ending for one of the antagonists, I was pleasantly surprised at how the two most stubborn characters in the books actually did have a growth arc. I was pleased with the ending, but leading up to it was kind of...predictable.
At first, I thought it would be one of his more formulaic books with one of the main characters never changing and growing and another reaching some tragic ending. While there was a not-so-unexpected 'tragic' ending for one of the antagonists, I was pleasantly surprised at how the two most stubborn characters in the books actually did have a growth arc. I was pleased with the ending, but leading up to it was kind of...predictable.
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