The Scorer
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 1:47 pm |
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I've recently read this, and I thought that it was quite good.
I was interested to see how it would end, as without looking at the lists of soldiers who were there, I wasn't sure whether the main character was real or not - and I still don't! In particular, knowing that the book is part one of a trilogy, would the author "kill off" the main character? (You'll have to read it to find out what happens!).
I found the characterisation of the major people (especially what they said) quite interesting. Would I be right if I said that Bill and Ian were involved in this part?
Two small points ... ! The railway anorak in me tells me that it's not possible, even now, to get from London Kings Cross to Portsmouth in three hours. It's possible via the underground, but this wasn't possible in 1879!
Secondly, it's a bit jarring when James uses the American term "gotten" instead of "got" .... a small thing, but not, I feel, right.
So, it's on to Rorke's Drift for part two .... it's on my list of "to buy" books! Does anyone know when it's going to be released?
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