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The Skin Map (2010)

by Stephen R. Lawhead(Favorite Author)
3.71 of 5 Votes: 3
ISBN
1400316731 (ISBN13: 9781400316731)
languge
English
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publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers
series
Bright Empires
review 1: I like the premise of this book but I found that it dragged without much action. One, the book is front loaded with too much dialogue that is obviously "telling" in order to do the world building. I much prefer to have the world and its mechanics shown to me. Two, one of the characters (the protagonist's girlfriend) is plopped down into a strange 17th century alternative world and immediately goes into business as a baker with a man she met on the road. Totally unbelievable for this reader. She should have been freaking out, instead she seemed stronger and more comfortable than the man did! I stopped reading right there.
review 2: I keep waiting for Lawhead's books to be as good as the friend that recommended them to me. Unfortunately, Skin Map has a great prem
... moreise (time travel, ley lines, history, adventure, parallel universes) that ultimately don't pan out. It is filled with slow pacing, slow descriptions, and slow buildup with thin characters that finally get fleshed out near the end but by that time the book is over; not to mention constant witching times and places making it convoluted and a confusing mess. On the positive side, if you enjoy a slow paced book with a few peaks, several valleys, and no gratuitous sex and violence then this might be the book for you. less
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shane
Kinda enjoyed Wilhelmina's story, not so much the rest. Won't read the rest of the series.
Jerry
Enjoyed the story would have liked to give it 3.5 stars as I thought it dragged out a bit
Mangacrazy
Interesting read. Looking forward to reading more of the series.
bollocks
Good read. Interesting premise.
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