A review by bluestjuice
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz

3.0

I saw this children's book in the library and picked it up, interested to see how the subject matter had been treated for children. This is actually a series of dramatic monologues (with two dialogues) written for children to perform, and though they illuminate certain aspects of medieval life, it's not really a comprehensive historical sketch. Instead, it gives glimpses of the world and views while focusing on the interactions of this handful of interrelated characters - not really a play, because each only gets one monologue, but they share a village and a worldview. Most of the sketches were cleverly written, not too long, and made some pointed opinions - I approve.