Threads West: An American Saga: Threads West, An American Saga Series, by Reid Lance Rosenthal
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Book one - the number-one best-selling Threads West winner of 23 national awards in the categories of Historical Fiction, Romance, and Western. This is the namesake novel of the sweeping Threads West, An American Saga multi-era series compared by reviewers and authors to Lonesome Dove, Centennial, and Louis L'Amour. Called by some "Gone with the Winda of the West'' and applauded by others as ''rings true and poignant, as authentic and moving as Dances with Wolves.'' The tale bursts with the adventure, romance, and promise of historical America and the West. You will recognize the characters who live in these pages.They are the ancestors of your friends, your neighbors, your coworkers, and your family. They are you. They are us. This is not only their story. It is our story.
The epic saga of Threads West, An American Saga begins in 1854 with the first of five richly textured, complex generations of unforgettable, multicultural characters. The separate lives of these driven men and independent women from Europe and America are drawn to a common destiny that beckons seductively from the wild and remote flanks of the American West. Swept into the dangerous currents of the far-distant frontier by the mysterious rivers of fate, the power of the land, and the American spirit, their journeys are turbulent quests intertwined with romance and adversity, passions and pathos, despair and triumph. One thousand miles to the west of St. Louis lies the lawless, untamed spine of the continent, the Rocky Mountains. Their energy draws this vanguard of generations to love and struggle in the beautifully vibrant but unforgiving landscape of the West. The personal conflicts inherent to these brave, passion-filled characters are exacerbated by a nation in transition, the budding enmity between North and South, broken treaties with Native Americans, and the accelerating melting pot of diverse cultures.
Threads West: An American Saga: Threads West, An American Saga Series, by Reid Lance Rosenthal- Amazon Sales Rank: #89904 in Audible
- Published on: 2015-05-06
- Format: Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Running time: 517 minutes
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99 of 115 people found the following review helpful. Very disappointing (review may contain slight spoilers) By Misfit This is the first in a planned series of six book and billed as "An American Saga" and comes with a whopping 229 page count. 218 of those pages are story with the final ten being previews of book #2, Maps of Fate, coming out sometime later this year.The first half of this book sets up the main characters, who for different reasons strike out for a new life in America. No matter what country or social background these folks have they all manage to end up on the same ship. Even more coincidental, no matter what their plans are for in America when they arrive they all seem to end up in St. Louis and sign on for the same wagon train. Oh, and they all get there just in time for about the last wagon train out of Dodge, get their wagons and supplies purchased in two days and no matter what their backgrounds seem to be expert at driving those wagons and handling the oxen just like a pro...I'm a believer. Yes, there's a lot more to it than that, but unfortunately a story idea with a lot of potential was ruined by poor execution. The alternating chapters of character set up went on way too long (100+ pages), and frankly by the time it was over I had forgotten much of what went on before - set this book down for a day or two at your own peril, as you may have to back-track for a refresher course. I'd have preferred seeing the book start when the action began, and then liberally sprinkle the story with the character's back history.Secondly, this book is too short and IMHO would have worked better as a trilogy of three big fat books instead of six slimmer editions, giving the reader more *meat* on the bones to convince them to continue. What this reader got was a plateful of unlikable characters and squicky male-fantasy sex that all ties into a mysterious map and a lost treasure of gold in Colorado's San Juan Mountains. The book comes to a dead stop right when the wagon train is pulling out and the adventure prepares to begin.Still not sure? I'll just leave you a couple of quotes from the book, a book that according to the jacket reviewers and authors are comparing to "Lonesome Dove and Centennial"."Her voice resembled a happy wind chime in a light breeze."Note, our wind chime lady was speaking German. Not the most romantic language no matter how beautiful the woman is speaking it ;)"There's was definitely something between my friend Reuben..."????"Jacob growled out a knowing laugh as he ripped the fabric of her blouse down to her waist. He cupped his entire hand around the flesh of her breast. Sarah felt is if this really was not her...She was an observer who simply watched from some strange man and woman. She felt faint...His fingertips inched below her waistband. She opened her mouth again to cry for help, but he reached over to the pitcher stand, grabbed one of the cloth napkins and shoved it roughly between her teeth...She gagged as one of Jacob's thick fingers found her center. She felt a stab of pain as his fiber penetrated her...Her entire body trembled and her thighs shook..."Ick ick ick. Although don't forget we're getting some romance as well as rape so after one of our main pairs has rapturous sex in the baggage car and after they've dressed you'll be treated to stuff like this,"Deep inside her belly, she could feel her body absorbing his seething explosion and her abdomen pulsed with currents of energy. She knew her face glowed and impassioned tears filmed her eyes. 'I...I have never felt like this.'"Not quite my idea of romance. I'll pass on the rest of the series.FTC? A win off of Librarything's Early Reviewers program.
74 of 87 people found the following review helpful. Doesn't Even Make My 'Worst' List By Gimlet-eyed I bought this book against my better judgement. Having read a number of reviews here on Amazon, including the one-star ones which excerpted the text, I made the purchase anyway, thinking the book couldn't possibly be as bad as it seems. Trust me on this. it's dreadful. The writing is poor. The text is full of errors and has never been touched by a professional editor. The story lacks any substance and ends just as there is a glimmer of hope that there might actually be a single tale to be told here. The sex borders on rape. I was so appalled by this work that I went to the website of its publisher, Rockin SR Publishing, which has published no fiction other than Threads West. My suspicion is that author Rosenthal owns the house and has, in reality, self-published this work.Do yourself a favor and buy Lonesome Dove. I agree with a previous reviewer who decried any comparison between McMurtry's works and what has been written here. The only similarity is that both of them are available on paper.It should also be noted that while this book is touted as having won 'prestigious' book awards, let the buyer beware. Most, if not all of these 'awards' are from award mills which charge a fee for 'entering' a book, said fee ranging from 60-odd bucks to over ninety, per entry. One site even says, "enter as often as you wish." Ugh.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful. Most Disappointing Book I've Purchased in Quite Some Time By Delilah I absolutely love American historical fiction. Not nearly enough of it is written to suit my taste, so I was quite excited to find this book and what I had hoped might be a new favorite author. Instead, what I found was bleak disappointment.At first I thought my mistake had been in purchasing this book in audio format. I spend my work commute listening to audio books, and I’ve heard enough of them to recognize the difference between expertly done, engaging narration and flat, amateurish reading. The narrator of Threads West was of the latter variety. The narrator also happened to be the author himself. Rarely is a writer talented enough to “act out” his book in the skillful manner expected of today’s audio books, and this was no exception. The expressionless, stumbling reading—not to mention the obviously subpar recording equipment—was so bad I almost gave it up after the first chapter.But it takes a lot for me to quit on a book before I’ve given it a real chance. (And really, who wants to admit that their money was wasted on a bad book?) I was willing to forgive Mr. Rosenthal for the bad choice he made in deciding to narrate the book himself, and judge the story strictly on its own merits, despite the rather off-putting opening scene. (I think the writer took the “sex sells” adage to heart when choosing where to open the story.)I trudged on through the next chapter. And the next. And the next. But narration aside, the story simply did not improve. Nor did the writing. When a young 19th century woman from Liverpool referred to her parents as “Mom and Dad”, I added Shoddy Research to the list of the book’s faults, and I knew I just couldn’t force myself to continue any further.So Threads West wins a spot on the very short list of books I’ve turned away from within the first few chapters. Compared to Lonesome Dove and Centennial??? I’d love to ask the people who came up with those comparisons exactly they were thinking—or drinking.
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