Anabasis: A Journey to the Interior

Rating:
Summary: Very entertaining
Review: I also had to respond to the 1 star review. I have never read a Gilchrist book before, but am a huge fan of Stephen Pressfield's books and was inspired to read Green's and Kagin's accounts of the Greco-Persian and Peloponesian wars. I stumbled on this book by accident and found it to be tremendously entertaining. Yes, the characters might be developed more but I did not find this a serious distraction. I would compare it to Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea - some things are not fleshed out, but there are so many parts that are stunningly good that the book overall is quite worthwhile.

Rating:
Summary: Worth reading if you're a Gilchrist fan
Review: I read about half-way through this book and found that I just did not have the desire to finish it. I feel the author did not work hard enough at interpolating appropriate details to create an atmosphere. She probably put a lot of work in, but not enough for me.

Rating:
Summary: Shallow
Review: I read about half-way through this book and found that I just did not have the desire to finish it. I feel the author did not work hard enough at interpolating appropriate details to create an atmosphere. She probably put a lot of work in, but not enough for me.

Rating:
Summary: Worth reading if you're a Gilchrist fan
Review: I'm writing this review partly because of the one-star review. My own view of the book is somewhat different. I have read all of Ellen Gilchrist's books and would say this one is not her best work, but still worth a read. As with other of her books, the social milieu and the relationships of the characters are where the interest and focus really lie. I have to believe she did plenty of research before writing this book because it mostly rings true. If you haven't read Gilchrist, you might want to give this one a try later, after you read Net of Jewels, or The Annunciation, or I Cannot Get You Close Enough.