From the Bookshelf of 50 books to read before you die…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
This is 1200 pages long and took me nearly four months to read but it was definitely worth the time. The characters are memorable, the language is brilliant, and the details of 19th-century European history are fascinating.
I think fiction that inspires me to do some research is most awesomely awesome.
Most importantly, though, we have a damn good story here. As an English teacher, I am compelled to come up with a theme, and I'd have to say it is that what goes around, comes around. If you ruin an ...more
I think fiction that inspires me to do some research is most awesomely awesome.
Most importantly, though, we have a damn good story here. As an English teacher, I am compelled to come up with a theme, and I'd have to say it is that what goes around, comes around. If you ruin an ...more
The book was very well written and you can see the pace was the right one to use to convey the time frame of the story but for myself I felt the pace a little slow and the book seemed a little wordy at times though given when the book was written that is understandable.
