By Bernard Cornwell.
Wow. What a cool book. I just got up to the epilogue as I finished my bike ride today (listening to the CD, of course), but I couldn't wait to finish before posting.
Bill (who no longer blogs here because of the vile spammers) turned me on to the Sharpe series a while back. Very cool series, so naturally I had to search out more of Cornwell's books. I liked Redcoat, had a hard time getting into The Archer's Tale (not sure why, I think it was because I was on a cruise and didn't have the right mindset). I'm looking forward to entering into the Arthur books because that is a great series of legends.
Back to the now: Agincourt - spectacular. Told mostly (not exclusively) from the perspective of a commoner who is one of Henry's archers. Some interesting religious overtones. A nobleman who considers his commoners to be his brethren and worthy of his protection. Raw and bloody, no punches pulled even on the slaughter of French prisoners (justified or not). And the twist at the end? Man, excellent.
And it makes me want to search my library (such as it is) of tapes to find that copy of Kenneth (what a great name!) Branagh's Henry V that I taped several years back but haven't watched yet.
Iz out!
2 months ago
3 comments:
Branagh's Henry V is the best version I've seen. I've seen it three or four times.
Cornwell's Arthur series is my favorite of all his work, so much so that Christie has to constantly remind me that the 5th century British names are not suitable material for any 21st century children.
She just doesn't understand me sometimes.
I suppose that you know about the Sharpe series on TV? The BBC produced it. Not as good as th books, of course. But it's an excuse to buy more DVDs......
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