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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
The narration was too slow for me. I will read the paperback instead
adventurous
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was my first Bernard Cornwell book but will not be the last. A well told version of the Arthur story that is more plausible than most. The writing is excellent, I can see why this book came so highly recommended.
just incredible. i can't get enough of the arthurian legend!
Solid characters, solid concepts; the writing is unremarkable, but the final product has a kind of boyish charm that I liked. Worth it for me as a less juvenile, more interesting reworking than Jack "thinks a Stonehenge penis joke is clever" Whyte's, and because Cornwell still has Malory on the brain. Some of the pomp and grace of those fantasies come through in the deliberate, semi-awkward contrasts he's always drawing between the story as he's telling it and the story as popular memory owns it. Ynys Trebes is ridiculous but pretty, and its bad end is full of the silly pathos the storyteller thinks he's avoiding. As a kid I enjoyed Howard Pyle's version a lot, so I enjoyed the interplay between the different versions here.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ambientación buenísima. Personajes bastante conseguidos en cuanto a tridimensionalidad. Buena narración con estilo ágil. Las escenas de batallas, que son muchas, no se hacen demasiado pesadas. Personajes femeninos tratados adecuadamente. Sin embargo, no me ha interesado como para continuar la saga.
The book is incredibly historically accurate, making the myth of Arthur much easier to understand.
The funny thing is, that Arthur isn't even the main character of the story.
Lots of great scenes and a very good glimpse into what life must have been like back then.
The funny thing is, that Arthur isn't even the main character of the story.
Lots of great scenes and a very good glimpse into what life must have been like back then.