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Sharpe's Honor (Library Binding)

by Bernard Cornwell (Author)
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In a book that relies upon action sequences, one appreciates Gaminara's overall interpretation and command of timing. D.R.T. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.


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'That every Sharpe novel is better than the last, devotees have long taken for granted, but this masterly narrative! is no less worthy of high praise for that' Times Literary Supplement --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Irresistible Lust, Pride, Greed, and Treachery Threaten Sharpe's Honor, May 23 2009
This review is from: 07 Sharpes Honor (Paperback)

"A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house." Matthew 13:57

Major Richard Sharpe is a living legend to the British Army, but he finds that others don't see him as even honorable. Not knowing the Biblical advice above, he takes it personally . . . and digs a deep hole for himself.

With the death of Sharpe's wife at the end of Sharpe's Enemy, the series was bound to take a new turn in the 16th book in the chronological order of events. It's a u-turn back toward the alluring charms of La Marquesa, the blond French spy whose treacherous wiles Sharpe cannot resist. Sharpe also has problems with temptations concerning his honor. Other men are even weaker when it comes to pride and greed in this entertaining look at the narrow line between doing the right thing and going off the rails.

Sharpe's Honor nicely balances several story lines that will entertain you:

1. The battle of Vitoria, one of the most important conflicts in the Peninsular Wars.

2. A French scheme to divide Spain from the British.

3. An act of revenge aimed by Pierre Ducos at Sharpe for breaking his glasses.

4. An attempt to re-institute the Spanish Inquisition.

5. A lust story involving Sharpe and the woman known as the Golden (lady who makes herself available to all comers).

6. A fascinating look at greed from several different several dimensions.

7. Sharpe's developing sense of self-worth. Now that he's a major, he sees himself differently from before . . . and wants to be better than his betters.

8. Deadly hand-to-hand combat.

Mr. Cornwell also mixes up his writing style. There are the usual sequences of blood-and-guts, but he also has some of the best comedy writing in the entire series. The mood shifts from deadly serious (almost depressing) to frivolous hilarity. These modulations in style and mood make this book much more entertaining than it otherwise would have been.

Other than the specific events involving what Sharpe does, the rest of the story is well connected to the actual events that occurred. As a result, the book provides more fascination than a mere fiction tail disconnected form history would.








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5.0 out of 5 stars The surreal Sharpe, Nov 18 2002
By Matthew P. Ward (Greer, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharpes Honor (Paperback)
This is the odd man out in the series (so far), which is a nice change. For much of the novel, Sharpe is out of the army, without Harper or Hogan, and on the run, trying to clear his name and win back his officer's commission.

The scene where Sharpe rescues his lover, a onetime French spy, from a nunnery is the funniest writing in the series so far (eight books and counting). And when a fortuitous explosion frees him from the French, the description of Sharpe wandering away, drunken and dazed, from the burning castle is surreal.

For anyone who thinks Sharpe is a one-dimensional hero character, Sharpe's Honor shows Sharpe's many weaknesses: his inability to sidestep a ruinous challenge to his honor; his blind obsession with a woman who is at best, fickle, at worst, treacherous; his destructive self-pity.

This novel concentrates on the interior worlds of Sharpe and other characters more than earlier books have. It's illuminating to see the battle of Vittoria from so many viewpoints. And Cornwell continues to show that truth is stranger than fiction by taking incidents that really happened, such as the bizarre looting of the French baggage train, and weaving them into the story.

Sharpe's Honor is another strong entry in the series.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great story., Sep 1 2002
By Boris Zubry "Boris Zubry" (Princeton, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharpes Honor (Paperback)
Excellent adventure reading. I liked all Sharp stories.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining though somewhat thin!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Story and Loads of Fun
Sharpe's Honor by Bernard Cornwell is an exciting adventure story. Please note spoilers as follows. Major Sharpe is challenged to a duel by a Spanish General and is nearly hanged... Read more
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