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Review title: For Civil War Buffs
Product review: In USA Today, reviewer Deirdre Donahue applauds the book for the passion the author shows for his subject, for his substantial research and his good intentions. She felt it would have been an excellent non-fiction title (based on the true story of Carrie McGavock).As fiction though, she dismisses it as "an overwrought, overwritten novel that misses conveying the war's terrible reality and the courage of one woman." Somehow the author failed to "perform that literary alchemy that transforms information into a believable plot and compelling characters." The reviewer points out the author's failure in keeping the language true to the time.Personally I think it sounds worth a read, as long as the reader doesn't expect the heart-touching prose of Gone With the Wind or Cold Mountain. I'm giving it 4 stars for in-depth history deducting 1 star for its fiction drawbacks.
