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The First Assassin (2009)

by John J. Miller(Favorite Author)

3.41 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1449532438 (ISBN13: 9781449532437)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Createspace

review 1: Probably not my genre, but I gave it a try. Although the plot synopsis initially attracted me, I couldn't seem to engage with this story or its characters. I can see that others quite like this story and were entertained by it; unfortunately I wasn't one of them. I found it turgid in the extreme. If I were pushed I think I'd put it down to a lack of character development and a lack of tension. A bit like reading a book about the Titanic where you already know that it sank, because the author told you from the outset.
review 2: Sorry, there are just too many books out there that are far more my cup of tea. I gave it 150+ pages, but I just can't do another 300 in which every motivation is literally spelled out to the point of eliminating any and all subtext, let... more alone suspense. This is not a horrible book, but whoever decided to market it as a "thriller" must have a very limited frame of reference indeed. It's summer beach reading for those who find Dan Brown too psychologically deep -- Jan Karon attempting historical fiction -- with pacing and characters no more challenging, nor complex, than a slightly-better-than-average Hallmark Hall of Fame. less

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