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Genghis Birth of an Empire is my favorite kind of book; well-researched historical fiction with a minimum of romance. The author takes pains to note where he veers from known fact in the epilogue - and there is a surprising amount of known fact about Genghis Kahn.
The book starts out slow, but it picks up with fascinating detail of daily life of the Mongols. Life is short and brutal, lived on a thin edge between survival and death, and it makes for compelling reading. I listened to this book in ...more
The book starts out slow, but it picks up with fascinating detail of daily life of the Mongols. Life is short and brutal, lived on a thin edge between survival and death, and it makes for compelling reading. I listened to this book in ...more
Opening book in a trilogy about Genghis Khan. Interesting, very violent, and a bit over the top in spots, but still a pretty good read. Those who like lots of action in their HF will love this one.
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This was a well-characterized page turner. I particularly appreciated the portrayal of Genghis Khan's mother and wife as strong women.
Someone who hadn't read about Genghis Khan or the Mongols of that era previously might have rated this book more highly, but I didn't read anything in this book that I didn't know already. So I'll say that I liked it. It was a good read. ...more
Someone who hadn't read about Genghis Khan or the Mongols of that era previously might have rated this book more highly, but I didn't read anything in this book that I didn't know already. So I'll say that I liked it. It was a good read. ...more
Jun 03, 2011
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