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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A nice mix of love story and history
Set against the backdrop of the First World War, this is a wonderful story about the struggle for technological progress and of ill-fated love. Our lovers are frustrated by their perceptions of their roles in society, and struggle to resolve their feelings for each other without betraying their responsibilities. Alongside this bittersweet story, we are also treated to the...
Published on March 29, 2006 by Andrew W. Johns
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
LENNY
WELL--I THOUGHT THAT THIS BOOK WAS DECENT. IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO GET THRU IT, THOUGH. I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT---WHY??? THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD COME UP WITH IS--THAT I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE AUTHOR'S WRITING STYLE / PACE --WHATEVER. I DID NOT FIND THE STORY BORING--QUITE INTERESTING, IN FACT. I ALSO READ AN ADVANCED EDITION.
Published 21 months ago by LENNY
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A nice mix of love story and history,
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This review is from: The Lightning Keeper: A Novel (Hardcover)
Set against the backdrop of the First World War, this is a wonderful story about the struggle for technological progress and of ill-fated love. Our lovers are frustrated by their perceptions of their roles in society, and struggle to resolve their feelings for each other without betraying their responsibilities. Alongside this bittersweet story, we are also treated to the struggle to create the modern electric power grid. The technical details are clearly described, and the author does a good job of describing the obstacles and the visions of the engineers that brought electricity to America. He also does a good job in showing the role of patents in this process. This is a wonderful book that paints a vivid portrait of the early part of the previous century and the people who lived then.
(This review is based on a pre-publication Advanced Reading Edition.)
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
LENNY,
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This review is from: The Lightning Keeper: A Novel (P.S.) (Paperback)
WELL--I THOUGHT THAT THIS BOOK WAS DECENT. IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO GET THRU IT, THOUGH.
I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT---WHY??? THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD COME UP WITH IS--THAT I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE AUTHOR'S WRITING STYLE / PACE --WHATEVER. I DID NOT FIND THE STORY BORING--QUITE INTERESTING, IN FACT. I ALSO READ AN ADVANCED EDITION. |
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The Lightning Keeper by Starling Lawrence (Hardcover - 2006)
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