Reviews

The Assyrian, by Nicholas Guild

ksull95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sandy27's review

slow-paced

3.0

Es un libro denso muy bien documentado y que no es para todo el mundo porque hay partes que se te puede hacer muy desagradable por las escenas que narra, eso aprendes mucho de como funcionaban a mi me ha hecho conocer datos que desconocía completamente y eso me gusto, aunque tengo que reconocer que lo lo disfrute como me hubiera gustado por detalles del libro, se considera un libro histórico, y yo lo consideraría un libro de historia de la época que se desarrolla

chuckri's review

adventurous dark informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

charlesminus's review

2.0

I don't know why I continue to read this book. I guess it's because it is about Sumeria which is one of my favorite subjects and this may be the only novel on the subject - not counting Gilgamesh 8*)

Amateurish writing, pedestrian, predictable plot about a king who is "noble and good and in every way worthy of being a king." Of course he is also a mass murderer, pederast, torturer, and slave trader. But that at least is honest for the period.

Too bad there's not a Patrick O'Brian for Mesopotamia.

linwearcamenel's review

2.0

Whine about your girlfriend, go to war, complain about your brother, wash, rinse, repeat...