What readers think of Fallen Land, plus links to write your own review.

I've read a lot of great novels set in the Civil War, and I was looking forward to this one. The basic story is a good one, but what bogged me down was the writing style. It was so stylized (read: affected) that it took forever for me to get into the book, and I felt like the author spent so much time on style that he underdeveloped his characters. It kind of felt like he was trying to compete with 'Cold Mountain'--unsuccessfully. On top of that, the pacing was very uneven.

I liked the book Fallen Land, however, I felt it jumped between characters too much. I found myself going back and forth in the book to remember who the characters were. Otherwise story was a good one.

While I found the motivations in Fallen Land to be a bit thin, perhaps that is the way of a war torn country. It is a quick read and a good choice for book clubs that want to discuss character, not plot.