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It was definitely super long and maybe a little overdone at points (suspending disbelief enough to think that people would actually write letters with that much detail was hard for me!), but it was so well done that I didn't care - I was waiting at the pharmacy reading it and I forgot where I was, I got so swept up in the beautiful descriptions of Istanbul and other far-flung places. So, so gorgeously written.
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Maybe my first mistake was in checking out the unabridged, 22-disc audiobook rather than taking heed of the fact that all but one of the audiobooks that the library held were abridged, 10-disc versions. Prior to this book, I refused to listen to anything abridged because it was not the way the author envisioned their story. I'm also a big fan of Director's Cuts versions of films for the same reason, even if the content makes me squirm. However, after listening (sorta) to 14 discs of Elizabeth Ko
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Jan 12, 2020
Susan
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2020
You won't even notice that this book is 900 pages because the story is great. I didn't want to stop reading it.
If you like vampire stories, you'll love The Historian. ...more
If you like vampire stories, you'll love The Historian. ...more
Couldn't finish this book. Motto slow and detailed. Finally, throwing in the towel.
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Jun 25, 2009
Alexis
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ette
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Mandy
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Jun 07, 2011
Renee
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Jul 01, 2011
Carlie Van Amerongen
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it was amazing
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Nov 13, 2012
Amy Richard
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Jan 14, 2013
Tricia Stephens
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Oct 10, 2015
Rachel
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