Acoma: A Novel of Conquest

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Summary: Controversial time period brought vividly to life.
Review: Boy, whose button did this author push? I was intrigued by this book's subject and decided to read it until I saw an early on-line review at this web site. Then a woman friend of mine who read the book told me it was a must read for anyone interested in this fascinating time period. Well I did and I loved it. Acoma is as much about survival as it is about Conquest. I found the characters real and engrossing. While I know enough about the history of the time period to appreciate the historical detail, this is really a story about how people deal with and mold the historic fabric of their lives. This novel pulls no punches and that may upset some. But, make no mistake. The Spaniards entered the New World as an army of conquest and they dealt ruthlessly with those they encountered. Acoma offered, for me, a rare glimpse into the personal side of life in those times. Messy, filled with intrigue, cruel and harsh? Yes, but life usually is. My thanks to the author for taking me back so vividly to those times. Will you love this book as I did? Obviously not all did. I guess you'll just have to read the book for yourself and find out.

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Summary: savage and depressing
Review: This book is full of cruelty and savagery and broken lives. I was sorry I bought it and now I'm sorry that I've read it. It will be hard to get these images out of my mind. This is not a book I will keep and I wouldn't want to pass it along to anyone either.

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Summary: savage and depressing
Review: While I'm only three quarters of the way through this book, it seems hard to imagine this is historical, but perhaps it is? The main theme that runs through book so far is the continual affairs of the heroine, her preoccupation with her guilt, more sex, more guilt, sex, guilt, sex guilt etc. Perhaps if I trusted some historical premis, the book would be more interesting, but I found the book extrememly slow moving, repetitive and dull for the most part.

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Summary: Acoma - A historical romance novel?
Review: While I'm only three quarters of the way through this book, it seems hard to imagine this is historical, but perhaps it is? The main theme that runs through book so far is the continual affairs of the heroine, her preoccupation with her guilt, more sex, more guilt, sex, guilt, sex guilt etc. Perhaps if I trusted some historical premis, the book would be more interesting, but I found the book extrememly slow moving, repetitive and dull for the most part.