Official Review: Borrowed Lives by Kevin Crouch
Posted: 02 Sep 2013, 19:55
[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Borrowed Lives" by Kevin Crouch.]
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Ray has an unusual power. Ray can time travel, but in an unusual way. Ray uses the bodies of others to get around in another time zone. Ray can come and go at will. This book hasn´t one genre in particular, but could be historical, science fiction and possibly more.
The book is well written and with very long descriptions and there is very little dialogue. There are few characters apart from Ray, the others only have short parts in the books. There are plenty of flashbacks earlier on in the book, well placed and easy for the reader to understand that the time has changed, and they help with the excellent character development but to be honest the flashbacks are a little long and got a little boring. The background of the teacher/carer Idella Pinson seemed a little long winded and I ended up wondering why so much and even why it even was included in the book.
For me it took a while to get into which was a little annoying. But once it finally got going this really warmed up and I was enjoying the book immensely. The descriptions of the dresses was exquisite, so much so, I could almost see myself wearing one of them. I also enjoyed the parts when Ray was in Egypt here the detail of the palaces and other aspects of life that Ray experienced where also top notch and well research, not that I know a lot about ancient Egypt.
Ray is primarily the main character, there are few other characters who have a large place in the book, there are some in the different time travel locations visited, but they don´t have a great
Loved the cover and the name was very fitting indeed.
This is an good solid book once you get over the beginning. If you are interested in reading a book that is entirely different in terms of genre, here you have science fiction / historical fiction / fantasy, with a dash of chick lit thrown in, with little dialogue and loads of descriptions and emotions you will enjoy this very much. The idea is something I have never come across before. I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars.
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The book is well written and with very long descriptions and there is very little dialogue. There are few characters apart from Ray, the others only have short parts in the books. There are plenty of flashbacks earlier on in the book, well placed and easy for the reader to understand that the time has changed, and they help with the excellent character development but to be honest the flashbacks are a little long and got a little boring. The background of the teacher/carer Idella Pinson seemed a little long winded and I ended up wondering why so much and even why it even was included in the book.
For me it took a while to get into which was a little annoying. But once it finally got going this really warmed up and I was enjoying the book immensely. The descriptions of the dresses was exquisite, so much so, I could almost see myself wearing one of them. I also enjoyed the parts when Ray was in Egypt here the detail of the palaces and other aspects of life that Ray experienced where also top notch and well research, not that I know a lot about ancient Egypt.
Ray is primarily the main character, there are few other characters who have a large place in the book, there are some in the different time travel locations visited, but they don´t have a great
Loved the cover and the name was very fitting indeed.
This is an good solid book once you get over the beginning. If you are interested in reading a book that is entirely different in terms of genre, here you have science fiction / historical fiction / fantasy, with a dash of chick lit thrown in, with little dialogue and loads of descriptions and emotions you will enjoy this very much. The idea is something I have never come across before. I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars.
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Buy "Borrowed Lives" on Amazon
Buy "Borrowed Lives" on Barnes and Noble