- Paperback
- Publisher: Farrar Straus and Giroux (BYR); First Sunburst edition edition (1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0374466165
- ISBN-13: 978-0374466169
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13.4 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #762,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Shining Company,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Shining Company (A Sunburst Book) (Paperback)
As I was reading The Shining Company I was thinking this is the best adventure book I ever read. I also couldn't keep my eyes off it and a number of times my teacher kept telling me to put the book down and pay attention. At first I didn't want to read it but I did and it got better and better until I couldn't stop reading it. It's also the first Rosemary Sutcliff I've ever read and I will probably read more.
4.0 out of 5 stars
They were real people from a real time...,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Shining Company (A Sunburst Book) (Paperback)
I got this book for my 7th grade son who is studying Medieval times at school. When I scanned the first few pages and found references to the Spartans at Thermopylae (I'm a Greek history buff), I started reading in earnest--and didn't stop. The author creates characters that are achingly real, involved in compelling situations that breathe life into ancient history. This is the best kind of historical novel; one that builds a realistic world that reveals culture and creates a "feel" so that you can understand it. The people in this book seem very alive. They act consistently with the natures the author has created for them, and they are people one would want to know. Their way of speaking, customs, clothing, food, names--everything is couched in an impressive amount of historical detail that is soaked up by the reader without apparent effort. I enjoyed this "juvenile" book thoroughly. I would have devoured Ms Sutcliff's books if I had found them younger, and--since the best children's books can hold their own with the best adult books--I will enjoy devouring them now!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great tale from a respected Historical fiction author,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Shining Company (A Sunburst Book) (Paperback)
This is the first book by Rosemary Sutcliff I have read, but I assure you, it will not be the last. I was captivated by this book from the begining. It is rather long, (or at least, seems long, though it's really only about 250 pages) and every night while I was reading it, I hated having to put it down and go to bed, wondering what was going to happen to Prosper next. I loved the way Mrs. Sutcliff built the book around the story of the Gododdin. The main plot is an excellent story in the first place, and this book did a worthy job of making it into a story with real people who we can relate to. The characters are also excellent. There are quite a few of them, but they each have unique, individual personalities, and are quite alive. The main character, Prosper, is an interesting narrator, even though at first there doesn't seem to be much to make him stand out among all other warriors and shieldbearers. All in all, this is a very good book, I would especially reccommend it if you have interest in British history, battles and armies, or just good stories.
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