What do You think about Sound Of Thunder (2015)?
I am really struggling with this book. Feel I should have brushed up on my Boer War History before attempting this. So boring and confusing as to the ranks in the army. I am also finding myself annoyed with Garrick and Sean. The misunderstanding as to what happened between Anna and Sean is wearing thin and I am almost certain that only at the end will it all be resolved. Am still going to plough through, even though I keep falling asleep before I have read a couple of pages.Still didn't enjoy the rest of the book, even after the war ended. Felt angry and sorry for Dirk at the same time. Sean didn't seem ti understand his son or pay attention to him. He is the cause of the jealousy and temprament problems with the boy. Ended on a predictable note.
—Tammi Morgan
This the first book by Wilbur Smith that I had read. It was over ten years ago and my coworker left the book on the counter at the gas station we worked at. I borrowed the book forgetting to tell her that I took it. She was nice about it and said it was OK. Ever since that first book, I've been a fan of Smiths work. I would consider his work comparable in detail and excitement with a dash of the unexpected situations that the characters have to come up with novel and genuine solutions to overcome or persevere till the end of the book to that of Tom Clancys' work. Resulting in keeping the reader engaged. The style of his writing is slightly biased toward the male audience. I consider his series, a proper lesson for a coming of age series.
—James
Loving the saga aspect of this series, but this book spent a lot of time on battles and fights and wars so I found myself flipping past scenes where the author describes endlessly what is happening in what is merely a competition, whether it be between two men (Sean and Jan Paulus for example, more than once) two peoples two brothers etc. Hopefully, the future books got the competition/battle thing out of the way and there won't be as many and it'll focus more on the other aspects of the characters and stories that are making this series enjoyable to read. On to the next book now.
—Todd
