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Review title: The Only Horror Is My Paying for the Hardback
Product review: Let me preface this review by telling you that I haven't finished reading The Historian. How dare I commit - and admit - this sacrilege? My answer: I cannot allow another reader to struggle knowingly through this boring tome. Based on a thoughtful, enthusiastic review in a respected publication, I rushed to the bookseller. (I seldom do this; I wait for recommendations from trusted friends.)I was enticed by the concept of combining history and horror genres. Although the opening chapters didn't grab me, Kostova's character creation,descriptive settings and artful use of language encouraged me to pursue a so very slowly developed storyline. The obvious in-depth research earned it another star. Unlike many readers I will not compare the author or the book to another: I was prepared for it to be different than early Ann Rice,L. A. Banks, et al. I'm on page 36. I can not go further.
