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Quality
This enhances the quality of the portrayal of that world making it easier to enter and take part in
Yet even without the fancy wrappings of the special edition hardback i fell in love with the book it hooked me immediately
It is an enthralling tale told by a master storyteller who has painted his highly descriptive background like a tapestry a tape... Read More
Starting the book i could practically hear the changes in ambient noise with the changes in scenes the personages declaiming in... Read More
Price
Shah is of course a reallife adventurer of sorts
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Ive ordered the hardcover book free shipping with prime
The novel is structured in very short chapters that propel the fast pace and build a gripping suspense
Packaging/appearance
Set in the 1800s and inspired by real events shah paints vivid and memorable characters takes us to fantastic locales and creat... Read More
My one and only critique of the book is the way that the american accent is portrayed which is a little too flowery to have com... Read More
Competitiveness
I do not read much fiction and i was nervous loading timbuctoo onto my wifes kindle
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novel, many, first and american. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 114 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 10 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You can read adams 1816 autobiography of shipwreck and slavery but shahs embroidered version is richer more complex and ready to be turned into one heck of a film
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Also its a darned good read
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Starting the book i could practically hear the changes in ambient noise with the changes in scenes the personages declaiming in tones fit for the screen
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The author describes vividly with precision and economy what is seen
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I dont want to repeat any of the fine reviews of this book
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But timbuctoo must be purchased in the limited edition printed version not the kindle
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Robert adams thus faces even more peril in london from those who try to discredit him not least for being american but for claiming to reach the unreachable myth before the english
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