1633 by Eric Flint, David Weber
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Book Reviews of 1633
Book Review: The story continues
Summary: 5 Stars
I think I would need a "chemist" to go with back in time. Antibiotics and painkillers are essential. But Flint uses all his characters abilities and it's wonderful to watch them interact with historical characters, like Oliver Cromwell and the king of Sweden. Lots of Fun!Book Review: Warning
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok, I have read alot of the good and bad reviews for this book. To me the additition of Weber to the writing improved on Flint's 1632. I am a political junky as well as a scifi-fantasy buff. What made this book better was the right wing balance that Weber provides to Flint's left wing beliefs. Heck Weber's Liberals of the German persuasion offer some real help to the uninionist radicals of Flint's WV to create a real nation. It is this creation of a nation that makes 1633 better than 1632. This is also a transition book because the battles of 1632 can't be sustained in 1633; however it looks like 1634 will involve an intensity of battles that 1632 had. Don't buy this book if you want high action. Do buy this book if you want a more realistic view of war, nation building, and a real apreciation for the movers and shakers involved in the 30 years wars.Book Review: Not Great, not good, (...)very dull.
Summary: 1 Stars
The Good (not this book):
I really enjoyed 1632 (I would give it 4 stars). It had lots of action and suspense. Not too much talk and 'splaining. I couldn't wait to read the next one!
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See that nice gigantic battleship on the cover of 1633? IT DOESN'T EXIST in the story (not even any plans or talk talk talk about it). Yes, they are building two small ironclads (have been since the fist book), and one armored sailing ship, but they are not really discussed much in this book, and aren't even launched! (...) GRR!
The Dull:
1633 was a great disappointment. NOTHING important happens. There are less than 50 interesting pages in there. Several main characters are sent to foreign embassies where they just sit around. There is page after page after page of talk talk talk about the political situation. I found myself skimming and flipping pages. It's hard to believe that they actually had an outline for this turkey. I guess paper is cheap, but my time isn't. These guys should be forced to hand write these books, to learn the value of the reader's time.
Book Review: Good but not *Great* but still a good read ...
Summary: 3 Stars
1633 is a bit more ponderous and detailed when compared to its more fast-moving successor, 1632, however I still found it an enjoyable read. This series has done something which was quite unexpected. I want to learn more about the actual history of this era. An era which it turns out, I know extremely little about.
Again, previous reviewers have reviewed the various merits of this book more eloquently than I. I feel compelled to mention that while I appreciate the solid research and technical details which the authors have put into this book, it can be quite laborious and ponderous for the reader to work through. I feel that some of this details could be incorporated into an appendix following the actual story.
I find the political discussions quite interesting while I tend to disagree with some of the points. I wonder if it was the same points that Flint & Weber might disagree on?
I am looking forward to future additions to this series.
Book Review: Caution: this book may cause sleeplessness
Summary: 5 Stars
I started this series with 1632 about a week ago, had trouble putting it down and went out to get this one four days ago. I stayed up until 3am finishing it. I love this series!The basic premise is: a modern day West Virginia mining town is transported through time and space to 17th century Germany. The Americans come to grips with their problem and reach some basic decisions about how to cope in 1632. 1633 continues the story. The European powers have gotten over their initial shock at the Americans arrival and their amazing technology. Some, particularly the French, are looking for ways to defeat these newcomers. Meanwhile the Americans are scrambling to adapt to their current situation, which technologies to concentrate on first, where limited resources should be allocated, how best to integrate the stream of refugees into their society and how to integrate with the societies around them.
Most of the characters that appeared in the first novel return for this one, others are introduced which leads to a problem. There are a lot of characters and story lines to keep track of. Also it can be frustrating to not get enough information on particular favorites. This is a problem common to any 'epic' length novel or series of books (the PERN stories for example). One can only hope that their favorites will appear in later books, and that the books keep coming and soon!