franksbooks reviewed People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of March, the journey of a rare illuminated manuscript through …
Review of 'People of the Book' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Underwhelming. A great concept, but as I'm highly wary of "Historical Fiction", I demand these to be excellent.
Too much fiction is sadly written like a screenplay these days, breathless and with everything "just falling into place".
Geraldine Brooks disappoints by joining that list