Customer Reviews

The Fallon Pride

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Robert Jordan has a fantastic grasp of American history, and this book displays that knowledge in an entertaining way. Readers will learn a great deal about the federalist period of American history whether they like the book or not. Nevertheless, Jordan looses control of the storyline in this sequal to the Fallon Blood. the incest issue was ridiculous, and it had no business being in the book, and main fictional character's relationship to historical people and events were way to contrived for belief. The worst example was Robert Fallon's visit to Washington City. In a single day, he confronts Madison, Monroe, Burr, Hamilton, Jefferson, and Dolly Madison! It was fun to read, but super hard to believe. The main Fallon character of the first novel in the series met up with some famous historical figures, but they were few and far between. The second book has them growing on trees.

The Fallon characters were also a little too "Conan-like" as in the first Fallon book. The women are stunning and starving for sex, the Fallon men are macho and superb in fighting, the villains are decadent and evil.

My guess is that Jordan was so pleased by the acceptance of his first book that he simply became careless in writing the second book. All that being said, The Fallon Pride is entertaining to read and you will learn many new historical facts about early America.

After reading The Fallon Blood (which I found to be excellent) I had high hopes for The Fallon Pride. Unfortunately I was a bit dissapointed. This book just didn't grab my attention in quite the same way the first book. This is strange because I actually found the characters in this book to be even better than in the first book. Particularly Miller, Kemal, and Robert. Also though, Catherine was one of the most enjoyable characters to hate that I've ever encountered. I think a little more should have been included in some secondary characters, such as Tomas Martin, Karl Holtz, and Jasper Trask, but I guess you can't always include EVERYTHING you want in a novel.

One aspect of the book which I found really irritating was the complete idiocy of every other American in the book besides Robert. Especially concerning the American politicians and generals. Whereas the first Fallon book gave me valuable insights into the begginings of our country and inspired my pride of America, this book had the opposite effect. While there was still a good amount of history, I never felt like I really knew what was going on in the country except for the Fallons' personal drama.

Overall, I think that 4 stars is a generous rating for this book, and maintain that the first of the series is much better. While the Fallon Blood was educational and interesting, the Fallon Pride was dramatic and pointless.

I really tried to like the Fallon series, but just couldn't. The Fallon Blood wasn't bad, but The Fallon Pride was a waste of my time. Maybe it's because I had just read David Nevin's far superior book on the same subject: "1812". The Fallons seem to bounce around like Forrest Gump, finding themselves in the middle of an absurd number of historical events. None of Mr. Jordan's strong characterization from the Wheel of Time series is in evidence. He should probably stick to Fantasy, but maybe it's just that he has problems writing books less than 1,000 pages or so.

I read the first book in this series, The Fallon Blood, and liked it well enough. I've read Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, and enjoyed them hugely, and so when I found this series, I had high hopes for it.

Like I said, the first book was generally good, but this second book is too long and grew boring by the end. Normally I enjoy the fight sequences of Jordan's other books (and there are plenty in this book as well) but I ended up skipping most of them in the Fallon Pride, especially near the end of the book.

Robert Fallon is certainly a flawed character, as was his father in the first book, but I found Robert's flaws so aggravating that I was unable to like him. Yes, he is brave and patriotic and risks his life for his country, yet he sleeps with nearly every woman he meets and shows a remarkable lack of ethics. When he proposes to the woman he will soon marry, she asks, "Will you chase other women?" He responds that he will do so only if he thinks she will not find out. When she asks if he will beat her, he says, "Only if you deserve it." And Jordan expects us to root for this guy?

If you're bored and desperate for reading material, this is an okay read. If you have other good books to read, though, don't bother with this one. And if you read it, check it out from a library. Don't buy it.

I purchased this book, because I bought a book which must be read with this book. Excellent read und story. If you like to read a good book this is it.

The only reason this book is not a one is that the book's predecessor, Fallon Blood was so good. There were too many intertwined characters and too many loose ends. No wonder the third book never came to fruition. The book played out like a soap opera with its horrible incest story line. It ruined what started out as a promising series.

Thoroughly enjoyable historical fiction from the viewpoint of the South. I enjoyed every minute of this series. Read (1) "Fallon Blood," (2)"Fallon Pride" then (3) "Fallon Legacy." I have a new understanding of, and interest in, the birth of our nation. I'm hoping for yet another sequel. I love Robert Jordan, whatever name he uses.

I found this an excellent follow-up to "The Fallon Blood". I enjoyed the way the historical characters were portrayed as human rather than as the semi-mythical beings they come across as in so much literature ( i.e. Jefferson in his comfy old slippers). The incest subplot was a nasty twist. I can hardly wait to read the third book in the series. Oh yeah, I was glad when the ladies killed Justin.

I found the book to be thouroghly involving.