This is a very compelling story that I did not ...
355976
This is a very compelling story that I did not want to put down.  The only reason I did not give it five stars was due to the somewhat confusing beginning. The time line was difficult to follow.  Our book club read this story; and we all shared the same opinion. As a matter of fact there is a woman in our community whose Grandfather was on one of the orphan trains.
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Nightmare Along the River Nile took me by surprise. I was expecting to read a morbid story about a kid who gets kidnapped and gets thrown to the wolves. Instead I read a very compelling, at times sad story with interesting characters, and interesting places that made me think of home (Kenya). The protagonist Edgar is humble but with a strength of character that is admirable, which helped him to endure the horrible circumstances he found himself in. His friends were equally compelling and their friendship touched me. All in all I would highly recommend this book.
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I found Eric's story very compelling.  His suffering and endurance were incredible.  And I can understand that it took 50 years to reach the point of being able to forgive.  I am very glad that he wrote his story at that point, as I think it sends a compelling message about the damage that can be caused by other human beings, and the ability of the human spirit to recover, and reach a place of peace.
114696
This story is based on the life of an Italian young man who risked his life to help others. It was a story that needed to be told. The story gives insights into the efforts by many in Italy to save Jews who were threatened during World War II. That is a story that has not been well told.

It is a compelling, exciting, and heart wrenching story based on the lives and events of real people during the last year's of the second world war.  I couldn't put it down and lost some hours of sleep as a result. But, it was worth it.
897212
Well written;  Compelling story.  Interesting characters
3834822
What I liked the most was this was a very compelling story - I hope there is another to continue this story.  I was VERY difficult to put down - the only reason I didn't finish this book in one sitting was that my Kindle was running out of battery life!!  Would recommend this book to any and all!
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I don't normally enjoy historical fiction. For many years I haven't even been a lover of fiction. Corruption and intrigue aren't my thing. I don't like violence. I like to read about consensual sex but not rape. So when a friend mentioned this book I was determined not to read it and then on an impulse decided to give it a chance. Although I found the descriptive details excruciating, the violence repellent, and the rapes disgusting, I made it through the entire book because of Follett's characters. I became involved in the story. I wanted to see what happened. I was fascinated by life in the middle ages. I love it when people are forced into brutal circumstances and manage to eventually triumph. If I'm reading about people wandering the countryside--cold, starved, and penniless--I empathize and I hope for a good outcome. But, believe me, I was reading hundreds of words that didn't make a lot of sense to me. I'm not an architect. And I'm not about to start studying the construction of cathedrals. I was so worn out from reading about transepts and buttresses I wanted to scream. And although I was somewhat interested in the politics and in the corruption in both government and church, by the end I was a bit lost in a sea of kings and archbishops and archdeacons and earls. I was ready for the end! Still, I'll admit that I'm surprised that I enjoyed the journey as much as I did. Parts of the story were very compelling, but you have to slog through a great deal of description--a sea of words!
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"The Red Tent" is an amazing and extremely compelling story. I was really captivated by the characters and everything that happens to them. Dinah makes for a great lens and an interesting voice. However, I was not a huge fan of the writing style. It was a bit confusing at times and overall way too touchy-feely for me.
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While the story of how persecuted people are used to lead their persecutors to Christ is not rare in History, what I didn't realize is that it happens in the least likely of scenarios and to the least likely of people. This book was informative, the story moved fast, was disturbing (when it recounts some of the atrocities), compelling and convicting. I was able to read a preview copy and am looking forward to this being made into a movie.
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I really don't like reviews that basically tell the story, but I will say that this was a very good read. You will not want to put it down.
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This is a compelling story, which I read in one day.  It's difficult to imagine such a horrid childhood.  The writing isn't the best, but the story is.  I purchased the follow up book as soon as I finished the first one.
3580332
This story was very compelling. I couldn't put it down. I needed to know what happened to Josie and her parents. It is  so hard to accept that there was this much mistreatment in the world, especially when it involved children. Unfortunately, we have not moved past this kind of actions.
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While this is called "Book Two", that by no means makes it necessary to read the series.  I had not read Book One prior to reading this, but I instantly understood the characters.  Probably 3/4 of the book occurs during one night, when Hardly and Walter are on listening duty in an attic in Ireland, with flashbacks to different times in Hardly's life, including his teenage years and various events during his 20 years in the British Army.  It's a very compelling story, with a satisfactory ending.
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Not my usual fare. But the story is riveting. The author wove such a compelling story, I could feel the weather and the chill lingered even after I closed the book.
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I sobbed when I came to the end of this beautifully written story.  I haven't cried when reading a book in a long time.

The book starts in the middle of a difficult subject--the death of two teenage boys--so it took me a while to keep reading past the first chapter; the grief of the two mothers was so well described I could not stop thinking about how awful I would feel if anything happened to my children.  Fortunately, I pressed on and read the entirety of this very compelling story.  I enjoyed how she portrayed each mother's story sympathetically; "the truth" is never as simple as it first seems.
3602023
I really had no idea of what the story was about other than it involved a creation.

What a pleasant surprise.

The creature turns out to be superhuman - stronger, faster, smarter.  Not at all like the plodding Boris Karloff monster.  I found story quite compelling and tragic.
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I like Brian Haig's writing.  I have a love/hate relationship with his main character, Lt Col. Drummond.  I totally admire is unwillingness to bow to political correctness and his unwillingness  compromise his standards.  However, he is a smart mouth.  This story was beyond anything one would expecct.  The guilty are no doubt guilty, but the bizarre circumstances make this a compelling read.  This book has stayed with me even after I finished it and I don't expect I will forget about it anytime soon.