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Title: Prince of the Clouds by Gianni Riotta, Stephen Sartarelli, Matteo Pericoli ISBN: 0-312-42015-3 Publisher: Picador USA Pub. Date: December, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An extraordinary review
Comment: I stumbled on this book on the UK Amazon website, and I really loved it. I bought it because of the comparison to Corelli's Mandolin, and it held up well in that comparison. I couldn't put it down, and the descriptions of battles were fascinating. A beautifully written novel, and one well worth reading.
Rating: 5
Summary: A superb and enthralling novel
Comment: Prince of the Clouds follows the life of Colonel Carlo Terzo, a brilliant military strategist who has never seen action. His life is utterly changed by the arrival of Emma, a Russian aristocratic, who may not be all that she appears, but who gives his humdrum life passion, meaning, purpose...and, inevitably, tragedy.
This beautifully told and written (or translated?) story by Gianni Riotta had me spell-bound from the first to last page. It is populated by colourful and well-delineated characters who linger in the brain long after you have put the book down. I never thought that a novel which spends so much time describing battle strategies could be so engrossing, but Riotta manages to pull it off because he makes it concise and to-the-point, (there are no longueurs in the book) and makes it a key element to both the character of Colonel Carlo Terzo and to the plot. This is a superb book. Read it and enjoy. I can't wait for Riotta's second novel.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good but not as good as Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Comment: I bought this book since the blurb promised it would be as good as Captain Corelli - Wrong! I found the characters very distant and I could not get involved in their stories. On the other hand, this book is beautifully written and the depiction of ancient battles, and the way the author relates them to the modern day story of Captain Carlo, is very good indeed. The scene at the beginning of the book as Carlo relates a battle tale to Count Ciano (Mussolini's foreign minister) and to his future wife is truly ace. This is a book for an intelligent reader and I am sure there are many Amazon readers who consider themselves to be that!
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Title: Brick Lane: A Novel by Monica Ali ISBN: 0743243307 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Three Junes by Julia Glass, Julia Glass ISBN: 0385721420 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 22 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Time Traveler's Wife (Today Show Book Club #15) by Audrey Niffenegger ISBN: 1931561648 Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing Pub. Date: 17 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: East of Eden (Oprah's Book Club) by John Steinbeck ISBN: 0142004235 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 18 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown ISBN: 0671027360 Publisher: Pocket Star Pub. Date: 26 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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