Helene Jeppesen's Reviews> They Were Counted

This was an absolutely wonderful first installment in a Hungarian, classic trilogy that I didn’t even know about a year ago. The thing about Miklos Banffy’s trilogy is that it seems to be quite forgotten despite its depth and compelling storyline, and that’s a shame!
I went into this first book, “They Were Counted”, with a desire to read a big classic that would take me to a different world, society, and culture, and that would introduce me to a cast of characters that I wanted to spend pages and pages on. That’s exactly what I got! Right from the beginning, we are introduced to a heavy cast of characters which seems overwhelming, but luckily this book comes with a character list. Once you get through the first 40 pages, the story takes off and takes you through everything from epic Hungarian carnivals and balls, disturbing duels, to heated love affairs. This was a comfy read, and I must admit that I adored it from beginning till end. Even the political parts of the book were written in an entertaining way that kept me enthralled and amused.
If you have any interest in reading a grand classic set in a different country from most of the books we (I assume!) read, then I highly recommend “They Were Counted” which left me happy to know that there is much more to come in the second and third books.