I agree pretty much with everything you say about CNV! I really loved it for all the reasons you state. I listened to it as an audiobook, which worked beautifully with the narrative style, but also unfortunately didn't let me go back and look stuff up, or verify things I had suspected or mostly figured out. I also have to agree that the horrible ending is my kind of horrible ending! (Which is why I also love several of Sutcliff's novels so much.)
I don't recommend the sequel, Rose Under Fire, which is much more straightforward and grimdark for the sake of misery, and does not contain the delicious reversals and unreliabilities that made this so enjoyable.
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Date: 2014-12-22 09:39 pm (UTC)From:I don't recommend the sequel, Rose Under Fire, which is much more straightforward and grimdark for the sake of misery, and does not contain the delicious reversals and unreliabilities that made this so enjoyable.