Rowena's review
London: The Novel
by Edward Rutherfurd
Rowena's review
London: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd
Rowena's review
rating:
London is really a great read. It chronicles the history of the city from its creation to present day through the stories of five or six families. Rutherfurd managed to touch on everything from Caesar's rule, to the Norman conquest, to Henry VIII, to Elizabeth the I, to Shakespeare, to the Industrial Revolution, to WWII and the Blitz...etc etc.
The most intriguing parts of the story were the characters and how their physical and mental traits passed on from time period to time period. I've always been a fan of historical epics and ever since living there, London is my favorite city. The reason why I didn't give this book 5 stars is because Rutherfurd tended to bog down his stories with excessive detail. Usually, I'm all for detail but after about 5 pages of describing the finer points of Protestantism and Catholicism, I had had enough.
I've read his other epic, Sarum, and I definitely prefer this one. At some point I'll give The Dublin Saga a shot.
The most intriguing parts of the story were the characters and how their physical and mental traits passed on from time period to time period. I've always been a fan of historical epics and ever since living there, London is my favorite city. The reason why I didn't give this book 5 stars is because Rutherfurd tended to bog down his stories with excessive detail. Usually, I'm all for detail but after about 5 pages of describing the finer points of Protestantism and Catholicism, I had had enough.
I've read his other epic, Sarum, and I definitely prefer this one. At some point I'll give The Dublin Saga a shot.
