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Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1)

Bernard Cornwell

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Jan 02, 2011 Lisa (Harmonybites) rated it really liked it

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I'm a big fan of CS Forester's Horatio Hornblower books about a British naval officer during and after the Napoleonic wars, and this has been praised as the Army equivalent.

Richard Sharpe is a very different character, and I don't know if I'll become as attached to him as Hornblower, but after this novel I'm looking forward to the other novels detailing Sharpe's exploits and rise through the ranks. While certainly no gentleman, Sharpe does have a core of what one officer calls "kindness" and wh ...more

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May 02, 2010 Joel Judge rated it liked it

Let me preface this by saying that I have a strong interest in military history and India, so really how could I go wrong with this book? Sharpe's Tiger is set in Southern India in 1799-1800 and calumniates with the Battle of Seringapatam.

This is the first book in the Sharpe series and the first Sharpe book I have read. Yes it was a bit over the top, yes some of the characters were over-cooked but how could anyone not like the character of Private Sharpe?? Strong, brave, street-smart, an honora ...more

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