Reviews

A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

moodyblobfish's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

mmcav's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael historical mystery series has been on my TBR list for a long while and “A Morbid Taste for Bones,” the first book, is a great beginning. Set in the 12th century, Welsh-born Brother Cadfael is a monk and an excellent detective, serving with his brothers at the Abbey in Shrewsbury, England. Cadfael is a late comer to the monastic life and has had quite a colorful life, which adds so much to his character. I actually found all the characters to be highly believable and the story is full of humor, sarcasm, and a little irreverence!

mulvama3's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I love Brother Cadfael (pronounced cat-phile, but I don’t mind that they mispronounce it in the audiobook). What a well-rounded character! He is in turn a match maker, a mystery solver, a deeply religious man, and also very down to earth. He relates to real people. So glad there is a whole series!

laporziuncula's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

marianne_394's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

tallyhotel's review against another edition

3.0

An historical mystery rich with religion, superstition and 12th century daily life. I enjoyed it, although I felt that the character of Brother Cadfael wasn't as deeply developed as some of the other characters, with him being the narrator.

strategos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

adastraperlibris's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

3.0

storydragon's review against another edition

I had to read the first two chapters of this book for study.
I don't feel like finishing it at the moment.
There are too much other books I want to read.

organchordsandlightning's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A lot of fun! Very slow-paced, and it's definitely a book where I had to write a list of the characters down to follow who was doing what - but the mystery is cool, and a really fun usage of the setting.