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Summary: Great Characters/Great story
Review: I really enjoyed this book set in my favorite foreign city ... except that I had no sense of place, no essence of Sevilla from the pages. The characters are complex and the plot is intriguing, if a bit melodramatic about the how sinister the present-day Catholic Church is. Very tough to put down.
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Summary: Half Baked at Best
Review: While I am a BIG fan of Perez-Reverte's work, The Seville Communion was a big let down. I have come to expect more from this literary master. I found the plot and the characters stilted and i could not even finish it. The plot could not hold my attention and I found myself more intruiged with doing the laundry than finding out who dunnit. I hope that Perez-Reverte's next book picks up the pace and is more akin to his first two books. My best advice for this book is don't bother.
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Summary: Interesting, but not fully realized
Review: Well, this is a middle-of-the-road review. The story gets off to a good start - interesting mystery, exotic Seville, and some interesting characters. Perez is a good writer but at about the middle of the book I began to feel that it was stuck in Park - not going anywhere. I persevered though because the author did make me care enough to find out "who dunnit." Unfortunately, I did not find the story's culprit to be credible. I don't think Perez-Reverte knows as much about the world of hackers as he purports to know. I do think he is an interesting enough writer that I would read another one of his books and hope for a more well-paced plot.
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Summary: At last a bestselling author worthy of the title
Review: Perez-Reverte is a fantastic stylist, and manages to write an engaging novel without resort to the graphic sex, violence, and language that has become so cliche in best-selling fiction. After reading and enjoying the Fencing Master, I am pleased to find him at home in his treatment of the more standard mystery fare. He seems much more sincere in his philosophical stance than Eco. In an age when cynicism is considered chic, it is remarkable that this thoughtful author evokes such a polarized set of responses. I havent seen the like of such opinions since reviews of Ayn Rand's novels.
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Summary: Who is Perez-Reverte????
Review: This man is amazing! His novels arrive in the worlds of art, chess, french lit, and now seville and the vatican as though their author had lived in them effortlessly for lifetimes. A true renaissance writer, and there are not many of these around today.
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Summary: wonderful book
Review: It's a book everybody should read! It's magic. When you finish read its more than 400 pages you're sad and you are afraid you aren't able to find another so exciting book! I'd like to know other people who have read this book to talk (or to write) about it!
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Summary: cliche ridden, weak characters, simple plot, awful!
Review: I was looking forward to an intelligently written novel What a disappointment this book was. I couldn't believe that anyone enjoyed this weakly written novel. It reqired no thought and in fact I was annoyed by all the cliches. The first rule of writting was ignored by this author. I can't finish his book because I am bored by his poor writing skills.
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Summary: Fascinating thriller - Definitely five stars
Review: The Seville Communion was my first Perez-Reverte read and I was completely consumed. The plots were very intricate and the characters indepth and colorful. I must admit that the ending was a surprise! I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys great literature and a good mystery which takes place in a beautiful, historic city. Perez-Reverte's descriptions of Seville are fantastic!
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Summary: A diverting read
Review: This is the first of Perez-Reverte's novels that I have read. I found his descriptions of Seville interesting and the plot was engaging. I was a bit put off by the fact that all of his priests, monsignors, bishops, etc., (even the "good guys")readily admitted an utter lack of faith in the Church they purported to represent; but I still found the book well worth reading. Having seen from some of the other reader-reviews that this is considered by some to be Perez-Reverte's weakest book, I look forward to reading the others.
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Summary: An elegant mystery, unusual locale. Keeps you guessing.
Review: Spain. Present-day. A Roman Catholic priest dispatched to Seville to search out the culprit who broke into the Pope's personal computer and left an ominous message about a church that kills to defend itself. Accept this premise and you'll be rewarded with an unusual hero faced with a rich cast of characters. Great fun and easily transported me to the orange and jasmine scented streets of Seville. No it's not perfect, but it keeps you interested until the surprise ending.
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