pickI finished my final tome for #ChunksterChallenge2023 just under the wire: late on New Year‘s Eve! This has been waiting on my TBR since a long-ago library book sale in grad school days, & I‘m glad I finally read it.
It follows the history of London (naturally), beginning in pre-Roman times and finishing with a brief epilogue set in 1997 (the year the book was published). Rutherfurd follows several fictional families through each subsequent era.⤵️
BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) It was fascinating to see their fortunes rise and fall against the backdrop of familiar and not-so-familiar historical events—and to root for or against certain individuals based on grudges built over generations. One of the things I enjoy about Rutherfurd's vast narrative is the way he incorporates little Easter eggs: objects or character traits or events that pop up in early chapters and are then referred back to later in the narrative. 13mo
BarbaraJean #ChunksterChallenge2023 @Amiable #192025 - 1997 @Librarybelle 13mo
Aimeesue Great review! 13mo
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Librarybelle Congratulations!! 13mo
Amiable Yay! Great job! I read that book a number of years ago — Rutherfurd does a good job with the sweeping epics that span centuries. I have this one of his still in my pile:![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Russka: The Novel of Russia (edited) 13mo
Russka: The Novel of RussiaBarbaraJean @Amiable Yes, I'm so impressed by the amount of research that must go into each of his historical epics--and he makes it so engaging. I have another one of his in my pile still (tagged), but I'm going to take a little chunkster break for a couple months!The Forest 13mo
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