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Original Title:	The Burning Times: A Novel
ISBN:	0684869241 (ISBN13: 9780684869247)
Edition Language:	English

The Burning Times

Jeanne Kalogridis

Paperback | Pages: 400 pages

Rating: 3.6 | 1196 Users | 112 Reviews

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Title	:	The Burning Times
Author	:	Jeanne Kalogridis
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 400 pages
Published	:	March 5th 2002 by Scribner (first published April 10th 2001)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy. Paranormal. Witches

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The year is 1357. The Inquisition rages throughout medieval France, searching ruthlessly for heretics. In an epic tale of passion, mystery, and unspeakable danger, one woman faces the flames...and triumphs.

Mother Marie Francoise, born Sybille, is a midwife with a precocious gift for magic -- a gift that makes her a prime target for persecution at the hands of the Church. She flees her village and takes refuge in a Franciscan sisterhood. Before long, Sybille's unusual powers bring her under the scrutiny of the Inquisition. Michel, a pious and compassionate monk sent to hear her confession, finds himself drawn more intimately into Sybille's life and destiny than either of them could have imagined.
Like a magician herself, Jeanne Kalogridis weaves a tale of star-crossed love, of faith and heresy, of mysticism and witchcraft, against a fascinating historical backdrop -- the Black Death, the Hundred Years' War, and the catastrophic defeat of France at the hands of the English. The result is a page-turning novel about one of the most intriguing periods in history.

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Ratings: 3.6 From 1196 Users | 112 Reviews

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As a historical fiction fan, I thought this book was right up my alley. However, Kalogridis' writing leaves much to be desired. She must have written with a thesaurus by her side because she unnecessarily replaces adjectives with the largest words she can find. The over-use of words like "ere" and "naught," combined with the overabundance of pronouns like "Evil" and "Race" bog down the narrative. The magic instilled by the Goddess of the story seems inconsistent and the heroes are too full of

This book was somewhat of a disappointment. The characters fell flat for me, in the end, I wasn't invested in their fate. Additionally, I found the perspective odd. The journal type style mixed with visions as dreams was distracting to the story. It would have been much more palatable if the story had been told from two different points of views rather than using the visions as a weaker way to do so. The character of Michel felt like an afterthought used to make the story perspective plausible.

This was basically a fantasy novel, which was not what I expected as I thought it was going to be historical fiction. A good fantasy should take the reader to another world, a place of imagination. This story mixed fantasy with real history in a very confusing jumble that just didn't work. In addition it was just plain boring. Not recommended.



This book begins deceptively simply. It is an alluring enough story, quickly involving you in the tale of Sybille, a seemingly average woman with a fantastic destiny. It involves many familiar historical concepts such as serfdom and accusations of witchcraft and heresy. Then, about three-quarters of the way through, this story erupts into a much larger tale. It's like peering through a peephole and then opening the door. This is where Kalogridis shines with both intrigue and human fallacies. In

Not my kind historical fiction. A Fantasy novel during the 14th century - there are many who may enjoy this story; not for me.

This was a decent book, although I had issues with it. I think the depiction of peasant life in the Medieval period is relatively well done, although I think it is hard for 21st century people to have any clue how difficult, dirty, dangerous, and restricted life was in that age. I wish that I had already read The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer, as Im sure that Medieval France was very, very similar (and wouldnt you just know that neither of my libraries have this book,