Comments on: The Jewel Trader of Pegu – Book Review

By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:47:40 +0000

With your permission I would like to add your link to my review page. I haven't found any other reviews of this book yet and it's good for readers to get different viewpoints on a book. Thank you. .-= Sandra´s last blog ..What Are You Reading On Mondays? July 20 =-.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:40:29 +0000

I've just read and reviewed this book. I loved it. It was nice to get your take on it. .-= Sandra´s last blog ..What Are You Reading On Mondays? July 20 =-.

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Devourer of Books » Blog Archive » February Reading Wrap Up — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:22:08 +0000

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By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:32:48 +0000

This one’s in my TBR pile. Glad to hear it’s good and different than most historical fiction.

By: Toni Gomez

Toni Gomez — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:31:17 +0000

I think this sounds interesting. I know what it is like to read a book on the heels of another book. Sometimes it makes a huge difference in our reaction to the next book we read. Thanks for the review. I had not heard of this book.

By: Alyce

Alyce — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:39:08 +0000

Your review actually made the book more appealing to me! I love historical fiction, but I’ve found that I’ve been enjoying literary fiction more and more lately. The cover is fabulous too!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:24:10 +0000

I’m on the fence on this one.

By: S. Krishna

S. Krishna — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:34:38 +0000

Hmm…this one does sound interesting! Thanks for the review!

By: Wrighty

Wrighty — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:02:32 +0000

You brought up some very good points. I read this last year with an online book club and really liked it. I don’t read much historical fiction so that wasn’t the part that appealed to me. The author joined us and he was great. We had such good discussions that I think it made the book even more appealing. If someone was reading it just for the historical aspects than they might not enjoy it as much as some others. I liked the whole experience of the book, the club and the author.
Good review!

By: Margaret D.

Margaret D. — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:06:55 +0000

I think this novel basically proves the rule that historical fiction is not really a “genre” in the sense of “Sci-Fi” or “romance.” I loved The Jewel Trader of Pegu, but the setting is so exotic that in some ways it reminded me of novels about modern travelers. The place of the setting is just as important, if not more so, than the time period. And the theme of the novel – love can transcend culture – is timeless.

I enjoyed your review. My review of this book is at http://www.HistoricalNovels.info