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Manassas
- The Civil War Battle Series, Book 1
- Letto da: LLoyd James
- Durata: 9 ore e 2 min
- Categorie: Letteratura e Narrativa, Narrativa storica
Sintesi dell'editore
As the Brannon brothers answer the call to arms, the family finds itself struggling with dilemmas it never had considered.
"Reasoner spins a lively, suspenseful yarn." (Publishers Weekly)
"Fraught with tension, drama, and tantalizing hints of future romance, this vividly rendered family saga will hook fans of meaty historical fiction." (Booklist)
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Generale
- Stephen
- 09/11/2006
Disappointed in 1st book
As the first book in a large series, 'Manassas' really disappointed. While some of the character development was interesting and necessary (if predictable), the description of the battle and the dialogue between the men fighting it smacked of a B- John Wayne movie. I will give the 2nd book a try but am not optimistic. For better character development, more historical accuracy and more intense battle scenes, I would recommned the Starbuck series by Bernard Cornwell.
5 people found this helpful
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Generale
- David
- 11/05/2005
good background fiction...not much civil war
This is an enjoyable story - but as the first in a series it's focus has to be to build the foundation for a broad array of characters. As a result there is actually very little devoted to Manassas itself. I will purchase the next in the series, however, as I think ther series has potential to develop further in the later books.
12 people found this helpful
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Generale
- Walter
- 11/08/2006
Not sure what I think
I’m not much into historical fiction, but really like history.
This is more of a story than about history.
Maybe, it’s character development for the rest of the series.
3 people found this helpful
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Generale
- B. Mccolley
- 14/06/2009
Great Characters
I love history, but I'm not good at remembering all the dates and facts. So I started reading historical fictions where there is a story and characters intertwined with historical fact. I happen to love this series even though I'm only on the 3rd book. I also want to give credit where credit is due to the narrator LLoyd James. He has made each character come alive. I have listened to other books with only a few characters and they all sound the same. Thank you Mr James. And thank you Mr. Reasoner for writing 10 great books.
2 people found this helpful
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Lettura
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Storia
- Kindle Customer
- 07/12/2020
Great series.
I did not know this was a series until I had listened to the Gettysburg book. It still is entertaining though. I am now starting from book 1. An excellent story....
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Generale
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Lettura
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Storia
- DPfandler
- 18/03/2020
James Reasoner
This is an Excellent book, well read, full of excellent details.
I fell in love with Mac horse.
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Generale
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Lettura
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Storia
- Doug
- 18/06/2014
Good read!
What did you love best about Manassas?
Good story line leading up to the war.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Will is a well rounded and believable character. .
If you could rename Manassas, what would you call it?
Why War!
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Generale
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Lettura
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Storia
- Robert
- 05/07/2013
Dissapointed
What would have made Manassas better?
A better story line as well as more reference to the actual battle
What didn’t you like about LLoyd James’s performance?
Hard to listen to his voice
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Manassas?
Only listened to the first 30 minutes
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Generale
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Storia
- Charles
- 19/11/2012
Dissapointing - expected history of the battle
Any additional comments?
This book may be interesting to those who enjoy reading fiction of the civil war period but did not hold my interest as one seeking history of the civil war battle.
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Generale
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Storia
- Neil Chisholm
- 21/01/2012
Feuding and fighting
This book is clearly establishing characters for what promises to be a long and interesting soap opera of a tale of the civil war from the point of view of a southern farmers family rather than from a planter's or general's view point which is the normal fare for novels.
The narrator does a good job with bringing the accents to the characters and keeping the energy running thru the story.
Manassas is the appetiser with the main courses still to come.
1 person found this helpful