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Labyrinth | 
| Author: Kate Mosse
Publisher: Orion
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  455 reviews
Sales Rank: 37778
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 544
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.9
ISBN: 0752860534
EAN: 9780752860534
ASIN: 0752860534
Publication Date: July 7, 2005
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 Very Enjoyable December 21, 2008
I have always wanted to read this book because the cover of the book always intrigued me. I thought this book would be based on the film Labyrinth that features David Bowie but sadly it is not.
After reading previous reviews of this book I was a little sceptical to start reading because it has recieved so many bad reviews.
However from the first page this book gripped me with the story of the two women and the characters intertwined with their time period. I had a lot of questions that went unanswered for a long time, for some people this would irritate them, but I have a lot of patience and therefore could wait for the answers.
I must admit some parts of the novel did not hold my interest for long. This book started as 4 stars then fell to 2 and just before the end it rose to 4 stars again. It would have been 5 if it was not too long and did not drag the story on for a while.
Labyrinth is a very good read if you are interested what the book offers. If not then you might not like it so much. A definite recommendation
Heavy Going! December 19, 2008
In Labyrinth we have two stories, one set in Carcasonne in the 13th century, and another set in modern day, in the same area, involving a discovery in a long abandoned, hidden cave.
This book should have been a cracking adventure, but I found it fairly heavy going, particularly the 'modern day' story. The parts set in the 13th century were interesting, and had more developed characters, and a better story, weaved around true events of the time, but I found myself skimming through parts of the 'modern day' story.
I felt too many weakish characters were introduced in both storylines, which had me backtracking to see who exactly was who, also. Three stars at a push.
 Could try harder December 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was really hooked on this book from the start and could not put it down. But then it just started to get tedious and the introduction of new characters became confusing together with fairly irrelevant historical notes. By about two thirds the way through I really lost interest but wanted to finish it, but the last hundred pages were terribly I was lost in the confusion of it all and really wondered what it was all about. The final bit with Alice getting married was quite cringe worthy. I will certainly not bother with Sepulchre which looks pretty much the same.
A good story and some flawed writing November 7, 2008
This novel contains two stories. One is set in Southern France in the Middle Ages, and evolves around Alais, a young woman whose father is a member of a secret society and who is a guardian of one of three books related to the grail. As the threat of war with the north becomes larger, he confides in her, and asks her to deliver a message to his leader in case something happens to him in his duties.
The other story takes place in modern day France. Alice Tanner, a volunteer at an archaeological excavation stumbles upon a mysterious cave with strange engravings, a sign of a labyrinth, some ancient artefacts and two skeletons. Her find triggers a chain of events that bring more trouble than Alice bargained for.
I must admit that I enjoyed reading this book and I really liked the story. Especially the one set in mediaeval times. The author gave such clear descriptions of life in Carcassonne that I could certainly picture it in my mind.
However, despite some well described scenes I am not all that thrilled with the writing in general. First of all, I was put out by the author's extensive use of suspense techniques. The book is ridden with cliff hangers, chance meetings, unlikely coincidences, betrayal, conspiracies and bodies floating in a river. It's just too much.
Secondly, some of the similes and metaphors are awful. I regret not having marked the page but I distinctly remember reading about the hot and humid air that was as oppressive as a giant squatting Buddha. Seriously!
Having that said, I did like reading the book, and was willing to overlook the sometimes flawed writing for the sake of the story. And to come to the author's defence, I don't think her writing should be compared with Dan Brown's, whose prose is so ghastly that I've come to see it as an accomplishment on its own.
Great book to escape into! November 6, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ok.....confession! I listened to this book on an audio recording on my ipod going to and from work. Whether that made it a little easier to get into I'm not sure, probably. When I did start listening I could not turn the damn thing off! I ended up taking my ipod out of my car and listening to the story while indoors too.
It's very suited to my taste of reading, lots of history and it paints a very vivid picture of the life and times back in the early 1200's. Even the modern day scenes were so easy to imagine after Kate had descried them in such detail. So much so i'd love to visit Carcassonne!
If you're looking for thrills, twists and turns this may not be the book for you. The plot was quite obvious to me, but the way I perceived - I don't think Kate was ever trying to keep you guessing, or hiding things - she was just telling the story in her own way.
I loved the two heroines and thought they were realistic of the times. The only thing I'd say as a negative is I would have liked Kate to expand on the links between the two. However, I thought the epilogue was fab - and am definitely going to buy another of Kate's brilliant books.
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