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This text does not have the illustrations. Also wish I had a map though I can generally follow the path.
More interesting than the actual trip are the attitudes and treatment of the local population and caravan workers on the trip.
It’s a bit odd/funny/sad to read how the author thinks something is dangerous and then casually mention the workers/locals going about their activities as though they are mot at risk.

Author does a lot of things well. Feels like I am in the time/place, good mystery. But some of the prose is really clunky - uses the same word 3 times in a sentence, that type of stuff. Not terrible, but just annoying enough that it pulls me away from a pretty good story.

Squee! (You probably need to be a Napoeonic history buff to share my excitement for this one.

Good so far. Typical Dresden Files - if you like the series you'll like the book. This is the first time I am listening to the series as an Audible book. Some of his writing is about as subtle as RuPaul at a black tie formal but still a lot of fun.

Interesting so far. The word use and imagery is great (props to both author and translator), although a bit slow relative to your "normal" English language fantasy.

Unlike a lot of stories written in this time it gets into the action pretty quick. Writing is okayish but fun read so far and it's public domain so I can'tcomplain about the price I paid.

Always a bit weird to read Sci-fi from the 60s/70s. Technologically the book is way ahead of where we are at but socially it is already so dated.

Liking the questions he is asking so far, let's see where he goes with the answers.

Great description of burning of Moscow from somebody who was right there. Captures all the chaos really well.