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I am loving Wilbur Smit's work more and more with every one of his works that i get to read.
We meet the Courtney brothers at a young age and we join Sean Courtney for an adventure that lasts for over 10 years. In the 10 years after Sean leaves the family farm, he becomes more than just rich, he loses all his money and fame, and he starts from scratch again.
Now personally, I am not happy at all with what happened to Duff, I think there could have been much more in the story from that side.... (show more)I am loving Wilbur Smit's work more and more with every one of his works that i get to read.
We meet the Courtney brothers at a young age and we join Sean Courtney for an adventure that lasts for over 10 years. In the 10 years after Sean leaves the family farm, he becomes more than just rich, he loses all his money and fame, and he starts from scratch again.
Now personally, I am not happy at all with what happened to Duff, I think there could have been much more in the story from that side.
On the other hand, I believe that what happened to Katrina was best for the series, and having her in the story was a pain to me. The last third of the book was painful and difficult to get through. It was not bad, it was just not what i "Wanted" it to be.
I can't wait to get to read the 2nd Book in the series, probably in a week or two. (show less)Already read
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The book itself carries quite a fast pace (which is good) and the main character, Sean Courtenay does it all. I found the book to be a bit of a downer overall. I found it hard to like Sean. Great things happen to him and terrible things happen to him but I didn't feel emotionally involved in any of it. A bit of a dissapointment for me.
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Wilbur Smith's best work undoubtedly lies in his series on Ancient Egypt. If you happen to have read "Men of Men" before reading this, then play the game I like to call 'spot the recycled characters and plots' as you saunter through this one. Entertaining, all the same, though.
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The second Wilbur Smith book I have read. This book is the first one he published in 1964. I am now going to read them in order as they were published. Wonderful story about Africa and the characters in it.
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Un bestseller de tomo y lomo...
Lectura veloz con una ubicacion unica y no tan comun como lo es Sudafrica de los 1800's.
Como buen best seller.. accion, drama, desencuentros y encuentros.
Grandes descripciones, lectura amena que me interesó aunque sin cautivarme (como otros bestsellers, por ejemplo El Medico de Noah Gordon o el mismo Dan Brown y el codigo de Da vinci)
Es el primero de 3 libros... definitivamente voy por el segundoAlready read
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My first Wilbur Smith book, but won't be my last. A good page turner and a simple read. Nothing out of this world, but a nice plane/vacation read, interspersed with some African history.
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All the passion and power of Africa...whatever your tastes this a great story; a vivid emotional experience!
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This is the first Wilber Smith i have read and i'm wondering to myself why it took so long to read one!I loved every second of this book.I can't wait to read the next one!This book has everything i require for a good read-Adventure,Romance,Suspence and it was unpredictable!
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The first book that Wilbur Smith wrote and also his best. Action, Love, War, Hate, you name it it is there!!!!!!!
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Probably the best book Wilbur Smith ever wrote, and I've read loads of his books. Excellent book, and as a bonus, it's the first of a trilogy.
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