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Sins Of The Fathers (1985)

Sins of the Fathers (1985)

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4.08 of 5 Votes: 5
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ISBN
0449207986 (ISBN13: 9780449207987)
Language
English
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fawcett books

About book Sins Of The Fathers (1985)

This book is the sequel of The Rich are Different.Even if I haven's read the first book of this series, the author managed to keep track of the previous story into the present plot.This is the story of Cornelius Van Zale and his family during the period of 1949 till 1967. Each part of the book is devoted to one of the main characters that became then the narrators of the story.The author intwined several controversial themes, such as adultery, murder, alcoholism, impotence, health problems among other without loosing the focus in the main plot.In my opinion, Susan Howatch is a master of the story teller and her stories are quite unpredictable and very complex also.Some other books I do recommend are Penmarric (1971), Cashelmara (1974) and The Wheel of Fortune (1984). 5* Penmarric5* Cashelmara4* The Shrouded Walls3* April's Grave3* The Devil on Lammas Night5* The Wheel of Fortune4* Sins of the Fathers

I did not realize this book was a sequel. I didn't read the first book. However this book stands on its own. I really enjoyed this book. It reminded me of Kane and Abel and Master of the Game. A family of wealth with all their dysfunctions. It took me awhile to get invested in the characters which I blame on not reading the prior book. This book is very long over 600 pages and it did positively hold my attention throughout. Once again there are characters that you dislike and those that are easier to like. That is the interesting and involving part of this book. Gave it 5 stars because it is everything. Novel should be.

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I listened to the audio version of this book immediately following the first book of the saga "The Rich Are Different." I enjoy the historical perspectives and the way that Howatch can tell a story from the perspective of different characters. In both audio versions, the reader had a limited range of voices (they almost all sound sort of the same). It was sometimes difficult to figure out who was "talking." I enjoyed the "The Rich Are Different" more than the sequel "Sins of the Father," mostly because the mail characters were less sympathetic and had less depth. In fact, the characters started to get on my nerves because of a series of poor decisions, and emotional immaturity. I found myself short on empathy. Nevertheless, it's a good book to listen too while walking or working out, or cleaning the house, etc......
—Roya

So sorry! I've tried to input all my books that I read over the years this past two years, and that's the note I had in my list of books read. I'll try to be more careful.
—Linda

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