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Aidan in der Hand des Kalifen
Aidan in der Hand des Kalifen: Roman | Steve Lawhead
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BarbaraJean
Byzantium | Stephen R. Lawhead
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I read this YEARS ago & loved it, so when a friend picked it for our IRL book club, I was excited to revisit it. And it holds up! I remembered virtually nothing but a couple plot points, so it was kinda like enjoying it for the first time. 😆

Lawhead‘s historical fiction has always been a win for me, and the number of places & cultures he tackles here is impressive! He does it well, and I grew to love so many of the characters Lawhead ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …introduces us to along Aiden‘s journey. There‘s an understandable emphasis on Christianity (given that the main character is an Irish monk), but I was impressed at the nuanced portrayal of religion across different cultures that‘s woven throughout the book. I found Aiden‘s journey fascinating, but more for the people and lands he encountered on his journey than for him as a character—he frequently annoyed me! ⤵️ 3mo
BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) My other gripe is that in an 870-page book, there‘s plenty of space to devote adequate page time to resolve a character‘s crisis of faith. But the resolution Aiden reaches at the end felt a little too pat and easy, a little too quick—at least given the balance of the narrative.

This was my August #BookSpin. @TheAromaofBooks
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Texreader Sounds like my kind of book! (edited) 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Lawhead is one of those authors on my radar that I've never gotten around to reading lol 3mo
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BarbaraJean
Byzantium | Stephen R. Lawhead
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“Remember, Aidan… never doubt in the darkness that which you believed in the light. Also, this: unless the pilgrim carry with him the thing he seeks, he will not find it when he arrives.”

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Fantasyfan
Byzantium | Stephen R. Lawhead
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Hoping to finally finish this one. I started it years ago and got busy with life. Time to settle in and conquer!

RaeLovesToRead Aww kitty!! 😊 1y
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BookishGirl06
Byzantium | Stephen R. Lawhead
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Anyone try using this app? Do you recommend it or not really?

blank I've never heard of it, but I looked it up and it sounds interesting! 5y
ephemeralwaltz Never heard of it, what is it?? 🤔🤔 5y
blank @ephemeralwaltz Looks like another bookish social networking app. You can chat w other people reading the same book as you at the same time. 5y
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Cohnina
Byzantium | Stephen R. Lawhead
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Done. Good night ✨ #BC24HrReadathon

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Cohnina
Byzantium | Stephen R. Lawhead
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Statt putzen und umräumen Pause, weil kaputt 🙄 Also Zeit für den #BC24HrReadathon 📖 Weiter mit dem ersten Band von #Aidan - #DieReiseNachByzanz #Bookcrossing