Joan of Arc

by Mark Twain

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A friend pointed out, if a prominent author like [a:Mark Twain|1655|Mark Twain|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1170645482p2/1655.jpg] wrote a book about a significant historical figure like Joan of Arc and you haven't heard of it....there's probably a reason.

The reason, it would seem, is that the characters are one dimensional and have no development, the story has no life and Joan, rather than being a controversial, powerful, dynamic figure, is simply a girl everyone apparently can't help but love and admire because she's just too wonderful.

I think this was a case of an author being too in love with his subject, writing a narrator who is even more in love with her and therefore ending up with a rather dull book. though, I didn't actually finish it... i got about half way through.