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The consensus after reading reviews from Publisher Weekly, Kirkus , Booklist, and others were that The Gods Are Thirsty was a great read and beautifully written. ,, Tanith Lee is a science fiction writer, who doesn’t usually write about historical fiction, but The Gods Are Thirsty is a “stunning achievement.” The book focuses on the time before and during the French Revolution through the eyes of Camille Desmoulins, giving this version of the French Revolution a distinctive aura of personal tragedy. Tanith Lee has a gift for creating vivid characters and telling the story with feeling and force. She gives great depictions of Paris and the politics of revolution that are thoroughly detailed. She uses the horrors and dreams of characters to sexually charge the French Revolution. Reviewers agreed the book was long and that Lee’s decisions to alternate between the first and the third person narration made is confusing to read at times. Another problem was that she doesn’t simplify the narrative; her book is difficult to understand which may cause the reader to re-read certain areas. Although she gave great depictions, the novel was too bloody at times. According to Publishers Weekly, the characters never truly transcend their historical interest and become interesting as individuals . The Gods Are Thirsty was given a 3.3 out of 5 average customer review.