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The King's Rifle: A Novel (2009)

by Biyi Bandele-Thomas(Favorite Author)

3.3 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0061582662 (ISBN13: 9780061582660)

languge

English

genre

Poetry

publisher

Harper Paperbacks

review 1: The way Bandele writes had me spell bound from the first page. I'm a sucker for details and nice descriptions and it was just great. It was also interesting to read about war through the eyes of a naive but courageous fourteen year old boy. It just confirmed that war is a terrible thing but I also enjoyed the small glimpses of brotherhood throughout the story. No matter how many times they bickered, there was a genuine affection between them all - even if it was merely because they were all stuck in the same Hell. It was however slightly hard to tell the other characters apart at times as whilst they had their own personalities, they were all described rather briefly and only a few really stood out.
review 2: I read this during my last few weeks in LA. At the ... moretime, I was unemployed, disillusioned, preoccupied with moving back to NY, and spending way too much time at the beach. I had an urge to read an adventure story, and I came across this in the Barnes and Nobel in Studio City on Ventura Blvd. I think it was in the staff recommendation section. It sounded like it would be a fun, exciting read. So I checked out a copy from the LA Public Library and read it in a few days. I was somewhat disappointed--probably because I wanted more action and instead got a tragic coming of age tale--but overall, it's a solid novel. less

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