Comments on Chick With A Quill: “The Historian” – a review

I read that! I savored every single word, it was *...

2009-03-27T19:25:00.000-03:00

I read that! I savored every single word, it was *SUCH* a great book.

I am delighted to find a review of it here, and even more delighted to find remnants of the story laced throughout your post.

Thank you!
Excellent read!

Scarlett & Viaggiatore

hello vesper... your review was so intriguing that...

2009-02-26T03:08:00.000-04:00

hello vesper... your review was so intriguing that i've put this book in my list of must reads.
my first visit to your blog. you write beautifully.

I'm glad that you found it interesting, Hoodie. :-...

2009-02-19T10:42:00.000-04:00

I'm glad that you found it interesting, Hoodie. :-)

Rick, I knew you would like this book! Thank you! :-)

Maria, :-). Welcome to my blog!

:)

2009-02-15T10:23:00.000-04:00

Hello, Vesper! I've read this book twice, and you...

2009-02-14T11:24:00.000-04:00

Hello, Vesper! I've read this book twice, and your feelings about the book so closely track my own that I could imagine I wrote your review!

Sweet! I'm always waiting for that next big read. ...

2009-02-13T18:53:00.000-04:00

Sweet! I'm always waiting for that next big read. This review has certainly piqued my curiosity.

I love Bram Stoker's Dracula too.

Lisa, I’m glad you found the review useful. Yes, I...

2009-02-13T08:20:00.000-04:00

Lisa, I’m glad you found the review useful. Yes, I think you would like this book, especially after reading your thoughts from your post about your personal age of enlightment. :-)

Thank you, Bernard. You’re absolutely right. :-)

Ropi, maybe you should give it a try. I know that you love history so much and this is a huge part of what this book is – accurate history and its very dilligent pursuit. The vampire is mostly in the background… :-)

L.A., you’re welcome. And, yes, you’re absolutely right about this feeling of sadness being a huge compliment to the author. :-)

Kaye, I’m glad you liked my review. I would like to see your daughter’s painting! Maybe you will feel inspired one day to use it for one of your poems… Transported beyond our everyday lives - wonderful indeed… :-)

Karen, you’re welcome. In fact it is about a vampire, and it is so much more about old books… (my heart aches with pleasure at the thought of these old books) :-)

LW, you’re welcome! :-)

Thank you, Sarah, I’m glad you liked this review. I would’ve liked to hear that interview. Maybe I can find a transcript on the Internet… :-)

Thank you, Marilyn! I hope you won’t be disappointed if you read it… :-)

Miladysa, :-) ! You’re too kind! :-) :-) :-)

:) Very interesting - I will look out for it!YOU...

2009-02-12T19:32:00.000-04:00

:) Very interesting - I will look out for it!

YOU should do more reviews - you're a natural!

I have heard so much about this book, but I wasn't...

2009-02-12T00:49:00.000-04:00

I have heard so much about this book, but I wasn't sure if it was one I wanted to tackle. Your review has piqued my interest in the story far more than any Booklist recommendation--thank you :).

A very informative and inspired review, Vesper. Yo...

2009-02-11T23:56:00.000-04:00

A very informative and inspired review, Vesper. Your passion for the story, its elements, and ties to history are wonderful to read. I remember hearing an NPR (radio) interview with Kostova, and being intrigued.

Now I'm more so. :)

My list keeps growing...

thx v, i heard it discussed on cbc radio-1 as a ke...

2009-02-11T22:36:00.000-04:00

thx v, i heard it discussed on cbc radio-1 as a keeper, but had forgotten about it :D

I must confess that I nearly bought the book becau...

2009-02-11T21:13:00.000-04:00

I must confess that I nearly bought the book because it was about old books, but when I saw that it was about vampires, I feared it would be cliched. Apparently not! Thanks for the review, which lets me know that I really would like to read it.

Fascinating, comprehensive review, Vesper. My dau...

2009-02-11T20:48:00.000-04:00

Fascinating, comprehensive review, Vesper. My daughter was just as enthralled with this book. She painted one of the characters - I can't remember her name. I think it is so wonderful that we can be transported beyond our everyday lives, by reading a book. Kudos to writers everywhere...including all reading this post! ;)

I know that sadness when a book ends, too. It mus...

2009-02-11T18:14:00.000-04:00

I know that sadness when a book ends, too. It must be the most supreme compliment an author can imagine.

Thanks for a riveting touch of history, V :)

In Hungary his story is quite well know, at least ...

2009-02-11T14:50:00.000-04:00

In Hungary his story is quite well know, at least his personality since it was part of Hungary in that type.

I always became enthusiastic when I read its title but I dislike va,pire books.

Well, Wallachia was a buffer state in those times. As far as I remember around these times it became Ottomna bufer state and before it was Hungarian.

Great post and a stirring review, Vesper! An army ...

2009-02-11T10:20:00.000-04:00

Great post and a stirring review, Vesper! An army could not stand against the Ottoman Turks without a leader as coldly vicious as Vlad.

There's nothing like the feeling of sadness that c...

2009-02-10T23:19:00.000-04:00

There's nothing like the feeling of sadness that comes with not wanting a book to end. This is a great review and I confess to a weakness for vampire stories too, although I haven't read one in quite a while. During the 90's, Anne Rice couldn't write fast enough for me. Thanks for such a thorough review. You've got me interested.