Reviews for Havoc, in Its Third Year

The average rating for Havoc, in Its Third Year based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-03-05 00:00:00 Raul Garza it has happened again!!! well, two things have happened again. first,i started reading this book thinking it was about the plague. the cover looks plague-y right? well, its not. which is fine, but this is just the second time in as many months that i for some reason have a clear mental sense of what a book is about and as i am reading i have to wonder why my mind was lying to me. second: as i was already well into the book, i decided idly to read the back copy. (or flap copy, as i have the hardcover) and then - janet frame syndrome!! it tells the whole plot even to the extent that it says "in the end blah blah blah." good lord, why?? so, read the book, but dont read the jacket. unless you think it is about the plague, and want to know what it is really about. in detail.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-01-03 00:00:00 Michael Knowles Surely it has to be acknowledged that the far less than profound expectation of most fiction on the part of the everyday reader is that it will be in some way entertaining, which is what for some reason I had hoped for from this historical novel. This book is well enough written using language that gives a strong sense of period whilst remaining easily understood. It is clearly quite well grounded in factual research and starts out as if it is to be an historical mystery or detective story. Then gradually it descends into a what is probably quite a realistic portrayal of the brutality of existence in intolerant and inadequately developed societies, both in the past and in the present. So, a depressing set of outcomes. Not exactly escapism. I am not sure I can fairly fault the book for that. I just did not enjoy it by the time I had reached the end and did not think it sufficiently profound to be regarded as on another level.