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In The Shadow Of The Cypress (2010)

by Thomas Steinbeck(Favorite Author)

3.38 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1439168253 (ISBN13: 9781439168257)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Gallery Books

review 1: Enjoyed it, but it wasn't fantastic. I found it hard to believe that Dr. Gilbert's first journal entry was 54 pages long, but I enjoyed that section of the book the most. The modern-day section seemed to fall into place too perfectly; there were no real obstacles. Luke finds an expert in ancient Chinese texts very easily; he turns out to be the son of a wealthy business man who can provide them with all the money and resources they need, and also ends up being the grandson of Dr. Lao-Hung. That section read too much like a documentary for me. I didn't get any real feel for Luke's or Robert's characters.
review 2: This is a well-written book about an unusual and interesting subject: the idea that Chinese sailors/explorers were traveling along the West Coast ... moreof North America quite awhile before the time of Columbus and left buried artifacts along the coastline. The author, Thomas Steinbeck, is the son of John Steinbeck and seems to have much of his dad's talent with words. The story flips back and forth between the beginning of the 20th centery and the present. It is historical fiction with some of the people and events in the book being real, but most are fictional. less

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