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This was a long book - very long, even - and it’s remarkable in many ways that it still managed to keep my attention, since religious subjects are also not really my thing. I’ll admit, some of the architecture descriptions were a bit long-winded in my opinion and in the bit with Jack and burning down the church, I spent some time thinking kid, just do it already. But in general, I was really drawn into the story the whole time.
The book can be brutal. There’s a lot of rape and some of it is very ...more
The book can be brutal. There’s a lot of rape and some of it is very ...more
I really wavered between 3 and 4 stars for this one, but decided in the end that the good stuff outweighed so-so stuff. I tend to be pretty stingy with my 4/5 star ratings for some reason, so I'm trying to be a little more openminded and generous with my stars.
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Sensationalist plot and tortured writing. I did not finish this book, but suffered through almost 300 pages so I'm counting it as 'read'.
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May 18, 2010
Jayalalita devi dasi
marked it as in-stasis
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Jul 13, 2010
Rachel
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Jan 16, 2011
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Jan 04, 2012
Ligia Lesko
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Nov 25, 2012
Isabell
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really liked it
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Dec 04, 2012
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Apr 16, 2017
Kirstie
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Jan 15, 2019
Karen Michele Burns
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it was amazing
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