tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post116560957405164793..comments2024-03-13T12:52:04.751-04:00Comments on Joel Swagman (Reviews / TESOL): Imperium by Robert HarrisJoel Swagmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-1166150135680294242006-12-14T21:35:00.000-05:002006-12-14T21:35:00.000-05:00That's pretty fair actually. Which is why I say i...That's pretty fair actually. Which is why I say if you have absolutely no interest in history, McCullough's series isn't for you.<BR/><BR/>As for Harris, if you look online "Imperium" has gotten a lot of good reviews, so I'm somewhat standing alone over here. But i stand by what I say. This is a book that could have been great, but settled for okay.Joel Swagmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-1166098855318811942006-12-14T07:20:00.000-05:002006-12-14T07:20:00.000-05:00So McCullough outshines Harris? Very interesting....So McCullough outshines Harris? Very interesting. I haven't read the Harris book, and I've only read a little of McCullough, but the one stylistic problem I had with her was her use of the info-dump. "You will remember, Plotinus, that it was but five years ago when ..." If you're writing a historical novel, or sci-fi, you've gotta do it. But there are good ways and not so good ways, and Harris (based on <I>Fatherland</I> alone) usually favoured the info-leak over the actual dump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com