The Eight

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• Neverlands made real

  We all have a stack of audiobooks (and books) collected over the years that taunt us from the shelves, knowing we don't have time for them. Turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to the new audiobooks vying for attention, I decided to adhere to at least ... (read full critics)

  boston published on Tue, 24 Aug 2010

6 Reviews

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  I enjoy historical novels and this one was an extremely quick read for all 600 something pages.
  In The Eight the number of famous historical figures who show up does border on the absurd, but I was too busy having a good time as the story takes you across a chessboard that spans the globe. I only ... (continue)

  I enjoy historical novels and this one was an extremely quick read for all 600 something pages.
  In The Eight the number of famous historical figures who show up does border on the absurd, but I was too busy having a good time as the story takes you across a chessboard that spans the globe. I only wish I knew more about the game of chess.

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  momiji1020 said on Jan 29, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  Quite An "Eight Ball"

  The author was having fun to include all the figures from the past to modern.

  Though the story has its creative plots, it still leaves traces and felt the plots were forcefully glued together.

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  artie said on Jan 24, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  I picked this up because it was supposed to appeal to those who enjoyed the Da Vinci Code, and in my case, that was right on - I loved it. If you are a chess fan, then you might particularly enjoy it, though I'm not and still loved the book. Big chase around the planet, with lots of riddles/puzzle ... (continue)

  I picked this up because it was supposed to appeal to those who enjoyed the Da Vinci Code, and in my case, that was right on - I loved it. If you are a chess fan, then you might particularly enjoy it, though I'm not and still loved the book. Big chase around the planet, with lots of riddles/puzzles to figure out. If you did *not* like the Da Vinci Code, I would definitely avoid this one.

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  Bashful said on Aug 31, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  I stumbled on this book via a chess website and it turned out to be pretty decent. Following two parallel story lines, one in the 1970's and one in the 1790's, The Eight tells the story of a legendary chess service that contains a secret that people are willing to kill for.

  While similar in n ... (continue)

  I stumbled on this book via a chess website and it turned out to be pretty decent. Following two parallel story lines, one in the 1970's and one in the 1790's, The Eight tells the story of a legendary chess service that contains a secret that people are willing to kill for.

  While similar in nature to The Davinci Code, The Eight suffers in that it covers an imaginary artifact made prominent in a time period that many people don't know (or care) much about. The result is that unless the reader has some chess background, the hook of the story is less relevant.

  The prose is awkward in some places and some of the asides are overly long. I much preferred the 1970's storyline to the older one, but overall the book was fairly compelling.

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  Braydin said on Jul 16, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Hard work!

  It was hard work to finish this book. Vaguely interesting but I could not keep concentrated. Way too many irrelevant details.

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  Stefano said on Aug 29, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  This book was ok. When I was told about it, they said "If you like The DaVinci Code, you'll like this one" so I was expecting this great read, however, it wasn't quite as suspenceful The DaVinci Code. Neville jumped between th 1790s and the 1970s which at first was a little bit confusing, but then I ... (continue)

  This book was ok. When I was told about it, they said "If you like The DaVinci Code, you'll like this one" so I was expecting this great read, however, it wasn't quite as suspenceful The DaVinci Code. Neville jumped between th 1790s and the 1970s which at first was a little bit confusing, but then I thought it made the book a lot more interesting. I can't say that I would overwhelmingly recommend this to others, but if people like a little suspence and history then yes. Also if they were interested in chess.

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  SheReads said on Mar 6, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Mass Market Paperback 608 Pages
• Edition: Reprint
• ISBN-10: 0345366239
• ISBN-13: 9780345366238
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Pub date: Jan 14, 1990
• Dimensions: 1161 mm x 710 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover and Others
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