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Summary: The genesis of Cornwell's Sharpe Saga
Review: .After having read the Starbuck serie (Civil War) from B. Cornwell, i had great expectations. To my great delight, the same feeling of plunging in the middle of an historical battlefield seized me after a few pages, making me forget about (every bloody thing I had to do in) my new house for a few hours. SHARPE'S TIGER is the first in the serie (of about 12) in chronological order. Even though Mr. Cornwell does'nt write them this way, if you want to appreciate the historical flavor and Sharpe's career in Her Majesty's army, you want to read them chronologically. The reader looking for nice fancy figures of speech will be left unsatisfied. Political correctness is also left in the closet. It is blunt, direct cannon-fodder daily life we are looking at and it is written that way You may disrespect these incompetent officiers, having bought their grade, you will probably hate Sgt. Hakeswill, the potence saved maniac. you will feel pity for Mary and the destiny traced for her. One thing is sure, we will all finish that book with the smell of gunpowder floating around us and a smile in the historical note about general Wellington All rights reserved to The Reviewer Provided by courtesy to Amazon.com
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Summary: Great Fun and Storytelling
Review: I really have to hand it to all the positive reviewers for this series and this book in particular; you are right. Sharpe is outstanding and I can't wait to read more of the series. After months reading positive reviews of some of the earlier books in the series (and by earlier I mean those that were published first in time) I decided to give Cornwell a go. What I expected was a rip roaring adventure and I was not disappointed. In fact, I was esctatic! Believe everything good you read about Sharpe's Tiger: the book is fun without being light. Cornwell includes some very helpful maps and his prose is extremely colorful. He is particularly good at describing battle scenes and dialogue. Expect to finish this book at record time; its not short, its just that you will want to read just one more exciting chapter. Now, if only movies could be this good!
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Summary: Greatest Book I've ever Read
Review: I recently read this book and it was amazing.From start to finish i never got bored. It's a great book for airplane, car or bus rides. Good for Children or adults. This is Cornwells best series so far.
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Summary: Incredible
Review: It is commonly believed that Cornwell has never been behind a bad book. The Sharpe series was universally excellent, even his contemporary thrillers were good, and A.Mack is not known as a lover of contemporary thrillers. The writing is excellent on this work. The charachters and the action is portrayed superbly. When I first bought this book I had read most of the Sharpe series and had also read the Warlord Chronicles. Cornwell wrote the books set in India after most of the books which were set later, when Sharpe-watchers had given up on new Sharpe material, and it did not disappoint. It needed to be written because Sharpe often described Hakeswill and Captain Morris in the Peninsula, and readers wanted to hear about Sharpe's days in India, about which he was reticent in the Peninsula. Indeed the only objection which I have is to the cover. A different edition has a picture of an elaborately carved rifle on the front, and I believe this to be superior to the one displayed. PS- This book gave me two of my greatest ambitions- to visit India, which I have subsequently done with my latest girlfriend, and to drink three bottles of wine at one sitting, as Morris did, which I have just embarked on the process of achieving....
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Summary: Bloody good
Review: This is the first Sharpe series book that I read, and it won't be the last -- I plan to follow the series in chronological order (although that's not the order in which Cornwell wrote them). Richard Sharpe is an infantry grunt who joined the British army to avoid jail for his crimes. Beaten down by his sergeant, trudging through southern India in England's ubiquitous (woolen) redcoat, he first considers fleeing the army but is soon framed for a whipping after encountering his first firefight. Events and a sympathetic officer contrive to launch Sharpe into a spy mission to rescue a British officer who is in the custody of the Tippoo of Mysore -- the man whose kingdom the British are trying to topple in order to control southern India and who has planned a surprise for the British for their impending attack on his fortress. Cornwell keeps the action flowing, uses his viewpoint characters well and has vast knowledge of both his general historical subject as well as the tactics, arms and daily life of the British army in the Napoleonic era. Sharpe is a common soldier with a strong will to survive and an appreciation of loyalty and bravery, not a super-heroic James Bond with old weapons. And Cornwell doesn't pull his punches regarding the darker aspects of British imperialism. This is accessible writing that flows, unlike other historical novelists who write with an eye for the arcane. Good stuff.
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Summary: Tippoo the brutal dictator? umm...
Review: While the book is entertaining, I just want to point out that many people from Karnataka (former Mysore state) do not see Tipu Sultan as a brutal dictator but as a patriot and a martyr. This doesn't detract from the book's merits as an entertaining novel in any way, however.
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Summary: What an incredible start to a great series!
Review: Chronologically, this is the first adventure of the war-loving soldier, Richard Sharpe. I am new to the series, but if the first three books are any indication (The India Trilogy), I will read them all. The author, Cornwell, is a perfect blend of great storyteller and excellent writer. Cornwell's discription of the siege of Seringapatum is beautifully rendered. The reader can feel the heat and exaustion, hear the swish of saber and whine of bullets. Often, in books that deal with military history, the reader may find himself slightly confused as to troops movements and tactics, but not here. Cornell is such a fantastic action writer, that it is all crystal clear. The reader can sense the flow of action, picture the battlefield perfectly, and understand the reasons behind the decisions; and all without hampering the surge of action. The characters in the novel are particularily well drawn. This is a story with great villians and enemies. Especially enjoyable is Sharpe's nemisis in the novel, the horrid Obadiah Hakewill, Sharpe's sadistic sargent. I also like the author's portrait of The Tippoo Sultan. while it would be hard to call it a sympathetic portrait, Cornwell takes pains to write this enemy in truthful, fascinating strokes. Just a great piece of work and one of the few books I have read lately that have kept me up all night reading. Onward, Mister Sharpe!
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Summary: Sharpe the raw recruit.
Review: This book is the one all Sharpe fans have been waiting for, Sharpe before he got his commission. The book sets Sharpe as a raw recruit off to fight in India. As with all the Sharpe books you great a great insight into the battles fought in the past, this book is no different. The history lesson we get here is of the siege of Seringapatum (1799), the island fort of the Tippoo of Mysore. Sharpe sets of on a mission with the promise of promotion and finds himself going from prisoner to hero. The rest you have to read, i don't want to spoil the plot, just know its a great read from a great author. This is the first of a series of books set in India (Tiger, Triumph, and Fortress) all of which are fantastic. The book introduces us to the beginning of the Sharpe Hakeswill relationship, which is a great part of the Sharpe series. This book sets Sharpe off on his voyage, which will one day see him serving next to the Prince of Orange at Waterloo. If you're new to the Sharpe series I recommend reading them in order, the story constantly evolves and it just gets better and better. 5 Stars.
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Summary: Very Simple
Review: This book is the greatest adventure I have ever read. This is Indiana Jones and the Charge of the Light Brigade. This is simply what most writers aspire to. Cornwell is a genius at description and character and action.
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Summary: simple and well done
Review: The start of an amazing series. There aren't any deep messages written in these pages, but it is just a good, solid, entertaining story.
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