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The Blessing Stone by Barbara Wood

elsiebrady's review against another edition

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3.0

Interesting to follow the stone through 1000's or years of history. Easy, relaxing read.

mindyhoffer's review against another edition

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5.0

One of my favorite books! It follows a stone (that some believe has magical powers) through history. It tells the stories of the many people who come in contact with the stone. (I love books like this with multiple stories.) I remember it being hard to get started on, but it is definitely worth sticking with! I have read several of Barbara Wood's other books, which have all been good, too.

cereny's review against another edition

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5.0

Mitoloji kitapları aradığım sahaf hediye etti bu eseri "Yurt Yayınları'nın tüm kitaplarını isteyeceksin benden, geri geldiğinde," diyerek.

Çok sürükleyici ve akılda kalıcı bir kitap. Okurken yeterince zevk almadım açıkçası ama sonradan diğer mitoloji ve tarih kitaplarına göz attıkça, insanlık tarihini bir taşın üstünden nasıl kurguladığına hayran kaldım yazarın.

Her bölümün hem birbirlerinden çok farklı zamanlarda geçmesi hem de birbirlerine bağlı olması ayrı hoşuma gitti. Önceki bölümün bir kısmını yanlışlıkla hayal aleminde okursanız o güzel, ince bağlantıyı kaçırabilirsiniz, bu nedenle hep pür dikkat okumanızda fayda var.

Bence efsane bir kitap ve insanlık tarihini daha kurgusal bir dille okumak istiyorsanız mutlaka göz atın. Ama benim gibi tarihle ilgili hiçbir şey bilmediğiniz bir zamanda elinize alırsanız bu kitabı ziyan olur.

ida's review against another edition

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Made it half way through chapter 3 and it seemed like all the chapters had the same basic plot and structure. Also, for some reason, sex was constantly mentioned and talked about? I don't usually mind, but it just seemed a little boring after a while, not to mention the rape on page and allusion to sex with animals. You can write about prehistoric times without this, and still make it compelling. And the kicker: the stone was hardly mentioned! 

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meileea's review against another edition

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3.0

An enjoyable read, the first few chapters reminded me of Clan of the Cave Bears by Jean M. Auel. I appreciated the story's twists and turns through the ages.

becci's review against another edition

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adventurous informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

garibae's review against another edition

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5.0

This book helped me a lot with History. It was really cool, the way I could read about different times, being interested, learning and having fun at the same time. Some stories were cute, some were weird, some were breathtaking, but all of them were worth it.

cathepsut's review against another edition

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2.0

Several short stories, loosely connected by the wanderings of the Blessing Stone through the ages. I liked the earlier stories, but the further on we got in history, the more boring I found the stories. Towards the end I was skimming quite a bit. I did finish, but I was pretty under-whelmed.

barbells_and_bookshelves's review against another edition

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4.0

Read my review of Barbara Wood's epic novel The Blessing Stone here: http://theobsessedreader.com/2014/12/book-review-the-blessing-stone-by-barbara-wood/
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