- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: I Books
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0743423844
- ISBN-13: 978-0743423847
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 200 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,062,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid Historical Fiction,
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This review is from: Bunker Hill (Paperback)
Mr. Fast's relatvely short, but gripping account of the events leading to the Battle of Bunker Hill. His focus on a colonial doctor as protagonist provides an interesting and different viewpoint on the battle. The protrayal of the British Officers including Howe and Clinton made them look to be more interested in their misstresses than the war. Perhaps that was historical. The climatic battle scene is first rate. Clinton's statement to console Howe after the destruction of his grenadiers that, "London does not count the bodies, just the victories" was very memorable. A good read but lacks that last bit of sparkle to get a 5 star rating.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid Historical Fiction,
By B. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bunker Hill (Paperback)
Mr. Fast's relatvely short, but gripping account of the events leading to the Battle of Bunker Hill. His focus on a colonial doctor as protagonist provides an interesting and different viewpoint on the battle. The protrayal of the British Officers including Howe and Clinton made them look to be more interested in their misstresses than the war. Perhaps that was historical. The climatic battle scene is first rate. Clinton's statement to console Howe after the destruction of his grenadiers that, "London does not count the bodies, just the victories" was very memorable. A good read but lacks that last bit of sparkle to get a 5 star rating. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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A "you are there" portrait of the Battle for Breed's Hill,
By Jonathan Streff - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Seven Days in June: A Novel of the American Revolution (Hardcover)
Howard Fast's sparkling prose and keen insight for historical detail come together very well in this novel concerning the seven days leading up to the Battle of Bunker/Breed's Hill in the early days of the American Revolution. A wonderful read which works well as a follow-up to Fast's "April Morning."
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Flawed but still readable story of Bunker Hill,
By Bryan - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Seven Days in June: A Novel of the American Revolution (Hardcover)
Seven Days in June has its flaws but is still ultimately worth a look. There are too many misspellings and instances of repetitious adjectives; a good editor could have cleaned those up easily. One thing I liked is that Fast has the characters speaking in the language of the 18th century, F-bombs and all. There are a couple of exchanges of dialogue among the British commanders which to me are incomprehensible; I've read them over and over and can't get what Fast was trying to have them say. The British generals are presented as human beings who, while spending way too much time trying to get laid, are indeed conflicted about the dispute with the colonists. The characters of the colonists are brought to life as well and face the British with varying degrees of courage or cowardice. The climactic battle scenes on the hill are very well done.
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