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: This is Not Civilization : A Novel by Robert Rosenberg ISBN: 0-618-38601-7 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Pub. Date: 16 June, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: This is Personal
Comment: Rosenberg has reached far and wide and deep into the places and people he has chosen to examine and to care for in this stunningly compelling first novel. From the Apache Nation, to a Kyrgyz village, to Istanbul; from bitter family feuds in the Dale family, to the dynamics of the Tashtanaliev family; from Jeff's wandering eye into the cultures of his native continent and two others, Rosenberg has delivered a tender tour beneath the canopy of globalization.
The writing is at the service of the characters. The story-telling moves along with a style and pace that allows the reader concise characterizations in few, sharp, often beautiful words. When a character speaks in this novel, that character moves the novel forward while also allowing the reader to look back and better understand the previous actions of the speaker.
That this is the author's first offering and that he is young should be welcome news to readers in search of characters who meet people they would not have had if they had followed the born-into- arc of their lives. I would have to place him alongside Arthur Phillips, whose breakout 'Prague' covers Bedapest in the 90s through a pair of young U.S. eyes, for sheer brilliance and honest introspection.
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding Novel
Comment: I found this book to be extremely enjoyable - not only were the main characters in this book fascinating to read about but the detail the author provided on the Countries, the culture and the traditions was very interesting. A very quick read - I didn't want to put it down and I thought the conclusion had a very profound ending. I would highly recommend this book!!
Rating: 4
Summary: Good look at cultural differences
Comment: I found this book to be interesting and compelling, but it wasn't something that totally gripped me so that I couldn't put it down. I agree with the other reviewers that the characters were very believeable and the clash of cultures is interesting. If you are interested in how peoples of different cultures interact in today's complicated world, it is a good read.
 |
Title: Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia by TOM BISSELL ISBN: 0375421300 Publisher: Pantheon Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
 |
Title: The Silk Road: Two Thousand Years in the Heart of Asia by Frances Wood ISBN: 0520237862 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
 |
Title: Storyteller's Daughter by SAIRA SHAH ISBN: 0375415319 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
 |
Title: The Lost Heart of Asia by Colin Thubron ISBN: 0060926562 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 11 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
 |
Title: Nelles Central Asia Travel Map with Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan by Nelles Verlag, Nelles ISBN: 3886186644 Publisher: Nelles Maps Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
