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Very dark and funny. My reading experience was quite a difficult one though, not least because the chaotic military action is hard to keep track of!
pg. 304 - 'And of the heads, perhaps not surprisingly, the most effective of all had been Shakespeare's; it had scythed its way through a whole astonished platoon of sepoys advancing in single file through the jungle. The Collector suspected that the Bard's success in this respect might have a great deal to do with the ballistic advantages stemming f ...more
pg. 304 - 'And of the heads, perhaps not surprisingly, the most effective of all had been Shakespeare's; it had scythed its way through a whole astonished platoon of sepoys advancing in single file through the jungle. The Collector suspected that the Bard's success in this respect might have a great deal to do with the ballistic advantages stemming f ...more
Excellent! Hilarious at times (especially for a book about a 3 month siege) and thoughtful always.
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