Keith Thomson (1) (1965–)
Auteur de Once A Spy: A Novel
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Keith Thomson, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
Séries
Œuvres de Keith Thomson
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1965
- Sexe
- male
- Lieux de résidence
- Alabama, USA
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 6
- Membres
- 663
- Popularité
- #38,038
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 27
- ISBN
- 38
- Langues
- 1
I really enjoyed Thomson's style in this one. There are humorous quips here and there, to keep it entertaining, but it's serious when it needs to be. However I recommend reading Preston's bio of Dampier beforehand. There needs to be slightly more context as to why these men were in the South Seas in the first place. It really dives right into Panama within the first five pages. But Thomson makes up for this by consistently referencing each of the seven chroniclers, which I greatly appreciated. I actually wish I had read about five chapters of Preston's book, stopped, read this one, and then finished the first. Thomson's enthusiasm actually makes me want to seek out all the first-hand accounts. Despite overwhelming odds, these men became part of a very remarkable and unique episode in piratical history.… (plus d'informations)