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A review by smedette
The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth
5.0
This book has intimidated me for years. YEARS. It is written in a made up ‰ЫПshadow tongue‰Ыќ of Old English, and I felt too dumb to decipher it and would give up quite easily. This time, I powered through and am so glad it did.
After about 20 pages, I was no longer struggling (as much) with the language and things were making sense. I could read faster and found great pleasure in looking up old words and putting together the allegories and historical references. This book is incredible and I have been recommending it to everyone.
The story is set during the Norman invasion in 1066, and is narrated by Buccmaster, who has lost everything. Including his mind.
As soon as I finished this I read it again while listening to the audiobook (by Simon Vance), which I found very useful as the physical book lacks a pronunciation guide with its glossary.
I think I‰ЫЄm ready to tackle the remaining books of the Buccmaster Trilogy.
After about 20 pages, I was no longer struggling (as much) with the language and things were making sense. I could read faster and found great pleasure in looking up old words and putting together the allegories and historical references. This book is incredible and I have been recommending it to everyone.
The story is set during the Norman invasion in 1066, and is narrated by Buccmaster, who has lost everything. Including his mind.
As soon as I finished this I read it again while listening to the audiobook (by Simon Vance), which I found very useful as the physical book lacks a pronunciation guide with its glossary.
I think I‰ЫЄm ready to tackle the remaining books of the Buccmaster Trilogy.