Company of Liars
The year is 1348 The Black Plague grips the country In a world ruled by faith and fear, nine desperate strangers, brought together by chance, attempt to outrun the certain death that is running inexorably toward them Each member of this motley company has a story to tell From Camelot, the relic seller who will become the group s leader, to Cygnus, the one armed storyteller from the strange, silent child called Narigorm to a painter and his pregnant wife, each has a secret None is what they seem And one among them conceals the darkest secret of all propelling these liars to a destiny they never saw coming. Free Download Books Company of Liars by Karen Maitland – kino-fada.fr 5 fascinating, provocative, emotional stars This is a wonderful debut novel that I have been wanting to read for a few years and finally gotten to I was immersed from beginning to end and was such an interesting combination of genres Was this an adult fairy tale, fable, fantasy, historical fiction or what It was all of the above and so skillfully done that it made complete and utter sense as I was reading The author was able to tell a very dark tale in the most entertaining of ways 5 fascinating, provocative, emotional stars This is a wonderful debut novel that I have been wanting to read for a few years and finally gotten to I was immersed from beginning to end and was such an interesting combination of genres Was this an adult fairy tale, fable, fantasy, historical fiction or what It was all of the above an...I imagine that it must be incredibly difficult to write an ending to a novel Especially one that has been building a sense of mystery, suspense, and dread for a couple hundred pages Up until the last handful of pages, Company of Liars is intriguing and illuminating I have a soft spot for historical fiction, and an interest in medieval Europe, so I m already naturally inclined toward this book The author very deftly avoids the pitfall of writing a sort of Ye Olde Renaissance Faire kind of boo I imagine that it must be incredibly difficult to write an ending to a novel Especially one that has been building a sense of mystery, suspense, and dread for a couple hundred pages Up until the last handful of pages, Company of Liars is intriguing and illuminating I have a soft spot for historical fiction, and an interest in medieval Europe, so I m already naturally inclined toward this book The author very deftly avoids the pitfall of writing a sort of Ye Olde Renaissance Faire kind of book, thankfully If anything, she goes a bit overboard with emphasizing, again and again, how filthy and coarse the physical and emotional medieval world was Set during the onset of the Plague, the book also conveys just how terrifying that time must have been, nicely illustrating the gradual collapse of social and public institutions, and society as a whole Given how much I appreciated this realism, I was dismayed by the conclu...Enjoyed this historical novel A mystery tale of a band of travelers in The Middle Ages, travelling through England to escape the upcoming pestilence Entertaining read The ending unexpected, at least for me Will definitely tryof this author As usual probablyto follow For those who like historical fiction, recommended And for those who don t know this book yet many have read it here I see Midsummer s day 1348 On this day of ill omen, plague makes its entrance With Enjoyed this historical novel A mystery tale of a band of travelers in The Middle Ages, travelling through England to escape the upcoming pestilence Entertaining read The ending unexpected, at least for me Will definitely tryof this author As usual probablyto fo...I ve read multiple novels about the Plague Year of Wonders, Doomsday Book, probably others I can t think of right now This was a completely different experience The Plague is, in some ways, huge, and in other ways a minor character A nod to the Canterbury Tales, this is the story of a motley group of travelers thrown together in their desperate attempt to escape the ravages of the pestilence.I found this to be a total immersion experience It doesn t wallow in medieval language, but the voc I ve read multiple novels about the Plague Year of Wonders, Doomsday Book, probably others I can t think of right now This was a completely different experience The Plague is, in some ways, huge, and in other ways a minor character A nod to the Canterbury Tales, this is the story of a motley group of travelers thrown together in their desperate attempt to escape the ravages of the pestilence.I found this to be a total immersion experience It doesn t wallow in medieval language, but the vocabulary and ideas are faithful to the period The characters have great depth as people, but also effectively showcase some controversial issues without the narrator or the author taking a mod...Okay, let s start with the negative, just to get it out of the way I had read several reviews on Goodreads complaining about the ending before I even picked up the book, so all through the last chapter I kept thinking Whew That s not such a bad ending I can see how it might not please everyone, but I actually kind of like itThat was quite a relief, considering I adored the book most of the way through, and it had already gone down a bit in my estimation by the final ch...I found this book so absolutely riveting that I spent two nights up late reading it At first I thought it was just a mesmerizing story about the Plague in 1348 but it was so muchNine strangers come together, all with secrets, and as they travel to avoid the Black Death, their stories slowly are told I don t want to spoil it for anyone but there were so many twists that I had to keep reading to find out what was coming next A very entertaining book that was extremely well written I hi I found this book so absolutely riveting that I spent two nights up late reading it At first I thought it was just a mesmerizing story about the Plague in 1348 but it was so muchNine strangers come toge...I picked up Company of Liars as my fifth book of the readathon, last night, and read half of it in one go Unfortunately, I couldn t stay up, but I can definitely say this for it it could distract me from the pain of gallstones when high doses of anti spasmodics and opiates could not I think how much it entertains you will depend on how much you buy into the characters I was prepared to fall for most of them, and to pity those I didn t adore, so I got swept up in their story It s a relativel I picked up Company of Liars as my fifth book of the readathon, last night, and read half of it in one go Unfortunately, I couldn t stay up, but I can definitely say this for it it could distract me from the pain of gallstones when high doses of anti spasmodics and opiates could not I think how much it entertains you will depend on how much you buy into the characters I was prepared to fall for most of them, and to pity those I didn t adore, so I got swept up in their story It s a relatively slow paced story, I suppose the actual threat doesn t come into the open until almost the end There are clues throughout as to what is going to happen, not just what will happen next, but what will unfold throughout the rest of the story Some of the hints are fairly large most readers will probably guess ahead of the plot, but it was the pleasure of fitting eve...1.5 stars rounded to 2The most important things are the hardest to say They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to nothan living size when they re brought out But it sthan that, isn t it The most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried, like landmarks to a treasure your enemies would love to steal away And you may make revelations that cost you dear 1.5 stars rounded to 2The most important things are the hardest to say They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to nothan living size when they re brought out But it sthan that, isn t it The most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried, like landmarks to a treasure your enemies would love to steal away And you may make revelations that cost you dearly only to have people look at you in a funny way, not understanding what you ve said at all, or why you thought it was so important that you almost cried while you were saying it That s the worst, I think When the secret stays locked ...Enjoyed this farthan I expected Loved the premise of the novel, the journey of nine very different people who band together to attempt to outrun the pestilence that has overtaken the countryside The lengths that each will go to guard their secrets from each other Thought that the characters were well presented and appreciated the mystery surrounding the unknown narrator There were quite a few twists to the plot and characters that were unexpected and I didn t see coming at all Haven t Enjoyed this farthan I expected Loved the premise of the novel, the journey of nine very different people who band together to attempt to outrun the pe...This is a LLLLLOOOONG book It took me ages to read it But there was never a time when my interest plopped or when the base 9 characters who make the company didn t leave me wantingEach and every one of those 9 was so finely framed and every line of their emotions, core desires, acting out or vocal habits all those aspects that are covered by the term personality they were THERE Karen Maitland has a gift for giving us their onus and their spirit.This is a book I could react to or This is a LLLLLOOOONG book It took me ag...
- English
- 25 January 2017 Karen Maitland
- Hardcover
- 576 pages
- 0718153227
- Karen Maitland
- Company of Liars