Will read and release to fellow BookCrosser, senorag (to fulfill her Wish List) when I'm done.

I am still wondering what I think about this. It's very good, but some parts really bored me and I found myself skipping pages.

Release planned for Friday, August 01, 2003 at to fellow bookcrosser in postal release, postal release USA.

Hopefully you will be 'recovered' from your vacation to start this one! HAHA Enjoy!

Received today from kz4ufo. A fulfilled wish. Nothing like it....lol. Added to my TBR pile, then I will pass it on. Thanks.

From Library Journal
As he did most recently--and with greater success--in London (LJ 6/15/97), Rutherfurd offers a sweeping picture of an area of England by focusing on a few families who lived there. This time he concentrates on the New Forest, part of the southern coast of England bounded by the English Channel. Rutherfurd traces the lives of peasants, smugglers, churchmen, woodsmen, and upper-class families from the 11th to the 20th centuries. These assorted men and women take part in the events surrounding the death of King Rufus (William the Conqueror's son), the failure of the Spanish Armada, England's Civil War, and more. Rutherfurd has always used his characters more as placeholders in history than as living human beings, but those in The Forest are particularly one-dimensional. That, plus the annoyingly Michener-like didactic tone of the narrative, makes this a hard book to recommend, even for fans of Rutherfurd. Still, readers looking for a fictional overview of English history will find it here in spades. Think of it as a Cliffs Notes with much heft.
-Nancy Pearl, Washington Ctr. for the Book, Seattle
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.


4.2.04 I finally read this book. It was interesting, but I found it to be more of a collection of short stories than an ongoing novel. JMHO. Thanks so much for sharing kz4ufo. Also listed on The Cheshire Kat Trading Post

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Hope you find something you like!

Came in my returning bookbox.

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Going to DreamES22 in CO. Enjoy.

I received this today, thank you! I love epic novels such as this. I will read and journal again soon.

This was the third novel I have tried by this author, and although I didn't like the others, I thought the subject of The Forest would keep me interested, however the book was a bit too boring for me. I was reminded at once of The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, which is one of my favorite books with a similar premise, however I found my mind drifting during the second chapter during the description of the Forest. I really tried to stick with this novel, but found it to be more work than enjoyable! Either way, I am glad I had the chance to give it a try.

Thanks so much for sharing! I'll be passing it on.

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I had wondered what became of the books from the now-closed Pikes Perk West. I located this book at Pikes Perk downtown on Tejon. I hope I won't find it tedious as others have done. However, I still haven't made it through Rutherfurd's Sarum!

I really enjoyed this book about the families of England's New Forest. I hadn't known that much about the Forest before. I thought the Puckles were particularly interesting; I also really enjoyed the oak trees that were almost characters of the book.

I'm including this book in booklady331's ABC Virtual Bookbox.

Thank you for sharing this book with me. It arrived today.

Rutherford is a genius. He is a gifted writer and doesn’t waste a word. The novel covers 900 years of the history of the New Forest which is a 100,000 acre woodland in southern England in the historical fiction genre. The book follows a few family lines. The book is really a collection of nine separate stories. This book is a masterpiece, yet I found it boring.

Enjoy! to djf1968 RABCK for Allergic to A Release challenge 2023 -- title

Thank you for sharing! 764 pages to cover 900 years of the New Forest in southern England, sharing the histories of six fictional families from all walks of life. Earlier readers have been unimpressed... we'll see what I think.