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The Historian

Elizabeth Kostova

Start date: March 1, 2010

Finish date: May 31, 2010

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Why we're reading this: This book was selected as the Historical book for the Spring 2010 challenge.
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Jul 14, 2007 Jeni rated it it was amazing

I would have to say this is one of the better books I've read recently. I absolutely loved it! It has a lot of detail and a lot of historical facts in it, but I think that's what made it so great. I loved the style of her writing, and really enjoyed the characters. I was especially intrigued by Kostova's explanation of the characters' travels. They end up all over Europe, and I loved reading about The scenery and the atmosphere of the cities they visit. the plot itself was good, but I'm glad I r ...more

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Dec 15, 2008 Adriana rated it it was amazing

I absolutely loved this "literary" vampire story. Part mystery, part horror story, and part family drama, it is absolutely riveting. ...more

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Oct 11, 2007 Jen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2007, mine, read-with-jen-s

loved this book!!! for all those people who bad mouthed it i think i almost ran from this before taking the time to read it. .. but its on my top 10 of the year.

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May 03, 2007 Aimee rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bestonesever

read it in a couple days. loved it. i love vampire books and fantasy, but the way this one took an academic turn threw it into a whole different genre.

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