Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Eight Skilled Gentlemen by Barry Hughart ISBN: 0-385-41710-1 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 01 December, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.73 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: More, please
Comment: I can't give this one five stars, the way I did _Bridge of Birds,_ but I can still heartily recommend this...this...mythological, poetic, mystery-fantasy? I don't know what else to call it. It's not as funny or luminous--indeed glorious!--as _Bridge of Birds,_ but it's still very much worth reading just for the fact no one else write like Hughart. From what I've heard, the author was supposed to write seven novels about Master Li and Number Ten Ox. One hopes that someday he will finish the series.
Rating: 5
Summary: If only there were more
Comment: This is the last book released by Mr. Hughart. It was supposed to be the third in a series of seven, but due to compensation differences, he elected not to continue writing. It's a darn shame because his novels of a China that never was are truly wonderful. The third adventure of Master Li and Number Ten Ox involves murder, mayhem, and magic aplenty, with lots of Chinese literary references thrown in. Almost makes you believe you're reading history. This story is not quite up to the same standards as his first two, but it's a matter of interpretation. I love his work and I really wish he'd start writing again.
Rating: 5
Summary: Truely unique books!
Comment: If you haven't read the Master Li series, I definitely recommend starting with The Bridge of Birds and proceeding from there. These are wonderful, all-consuming books that you will reader faster and with more interest than anything you've yet encountered.
Mr. Hughart possesses an imagination that is both rich and diverse, and blends this with a wonderful ability to tell "one helluva good yarn!"
Once you've tried one of his books and discovered how good they are, I highly recommend checking out the (un)official Barry Hughart web site ... Drop Jerry a line and see if we can convince Mr. Hughart to publish more of his material!
 |
Title: Bridge of Birds : A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was by Barry Hughart ISBN: 0345321383 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 April, 1985 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
 |
Title: The Story of the Stone by Barry Hughart ISBN: 0385246366 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 01 May, 1988 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
 |
Title: Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori, Book One by Lian Hearn ISBN: 1573222259 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 22 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
 |
Title: Grass for His Pillow: Tales of the Otori, Book 2 by Lian Hearn ISBN: 1573222518 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
 |
Title: The Initiate Brother Book One by Sean Russell ISBN: 0886774667 Publisher: DAW Books Pub. Date: April, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
