London: a Novel: Edward Rutherfurd

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I was never bored for a minute while reading his short stories, chronicling the lives of several London families. Domestic problems such as infidelity, disobedient spouses, and marriage arrangements dominate every time period covered by Rutherfurd. Their liking for such culinary delicacies as snails might seem strange, but other dishes they brought with them, such as oxtail soup, were soon popular with the English.

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Original formato en el que se va desgranando la historia de una ciudad, a través del seguimiento de la vida de los miembros de una serie de sagas familiares.presents the sweeping saga of one of the greatest cities on earth - from the days of the Romans through two thousand years of history - as seen through the eyes of generations of the same six families. Then I realized I had read the whole book before - that is how unmemorable the stories and characters are. In "London", Rutherford tosses his story ingredients to the sky and amazingly keeps the words flowing for 1,124 pages of literary heaven. It's a good idea, and a good introduction to London's history, but I really got a little tired of the story (over and over and over) of the Brave, Heroic, Intelligent Man who manages to seduce, conquer, and commit adultery with the Silly, Stupid, Manipulative Woman, who is brainless, yes, but prettier than all the other silly, stupid, and manipulative women in that particular chapter. Fast becoming a best-seller it quickly reached the top of the New York Times best-seller list in no time at all.

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Aristocrats and stonemasons, brewers and grocers, aldermen and prostitutes, forgers and bodysnatchers, every class and type is to be found in the great river of life that, like the River Thames itself, flows ceaselessly through LONDON. Set in the New Forest which is located in the south of England this goes all the way back to 1099 as it charts the progress of the region and all those who dwelt there. When King Charles exceeds his powers, Parliament revolts, Charles decides to "govern without Parliament" and to make a secret alliance with Scotland, so England charges him with treason and chops his head off.En este caso (y que los ingleses no londinenses me perdonen), la historia de Londres se superpone a la Historia de la isla, y es una buena escusa para darle un buen repaso.

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While I do feel much more familiar with the city's (and England's) basic history, the book didn't have as much merit as literature. Pomalo bizarno, i razočaravajuće, delovala mi je činjenica da je isti autor na isti način napravio knjige o Londonu, Parizu i Njujorku.Wooden prose, stilted dialogue -- actually, the only thing I enjoyed about this book were the descriptions of London as it grew and changed.