![]() ![]() The Trilogy has tons of very funny laugh-out-loud dialogue, characters, and situations. My biggest disappointment was the almost total lack of humor. But his descriptions of the clothing and customs? I don't think you can make that stuff up, I love it. Makes you wonder about how much of the other stuff he made up. However, long descriptions of the scenery were clouded by the knowledge that Sienkiewicz never saw Poland and was mostly making that stuff up. Plus, there is plenty of interesting historical stuff that you didn't know about. The book abounded in the colorful descriptions of medieval life in Poland which make Sienkiewicz's books so readable. The main character was an unattractive humorless numb-skull. The plot was plodding and dull and the characters were universally unappealing. I am a big fan of Sienkiewicz's Trilogy and was excited about the prospect of reading this book which was reputed to be his masterpiece. ![]()
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