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fragfritz's review against another edition
Kind of luke warm on the book. I am giving "the great game" a chance. For some reason, the font in the edition really bugged me
lnatal's review against another edition
3.0
From BBC Radio 4:
Renowned cad Sir Harry Flashman is sent terrified to the frozen wastes of the Crimea.
Riding onwards, cowardly cad Sir Harry Flashman must face the might of Imperial Russia.
Stars Angus Wright and Joss Ackland.
Renowned cad Sir Harry Flashman is sent terrified to the frozen wastes of the Crimea.
Riding onwards, cowardly cad Sir Harry Flashman must face the might of Imperial Russia.
Stars Angus Wright and Joss Ackland.
mikhailrekun's review against another edition
4.0
A very good book of a genre that I don't usually care much for. If you're the sort of person who enjoys military fiction, this is easily five stars. Anyway, of Fraser's many virtues as a writer, I shan't comment -- they're well known.
Instead, I'll talk a little about something more in my wheelhouse, which is how Fraser uses history. Namely, he uses it very, very well. He takes a piece of history that in the US is rather less known (the Crimean War), combines it with another piece of history that is virtually unknown all over (Yakub Beg), and spins a fascinating and insightful look into the past out of it. I suppose that, as a Russian-American, I ought to be slightly offended at how Fraser talks about Russia, but his critiques are entirely just, and it's not as if Flashman isn't hilariously bigoted against every single color, creed, and country under the sun.
Anyway, very fun book.
Instead, I'll talk a little about something more in my wheelhouse, which is how Fraser uses history. Namely, he uses it very, very well. He takes a piece of history that in the US is rather less known (the Crimean War), combines it with another piece of history that is virtually unknown all over (Yakub Beg), and spins a fascinating and insightful look into the past out of it. I suppose that, as a Russian-American, I ought to be slightly offended at how Fraser talks about Russia, but his critiques are entirely just, and it's not as if Flashman isn't hilariously bigoted against every single color, creed, and country under the sun.
Anyway, very fun book.