geraldinerowe 's review for:

Mother Naked by Glen James Brown

5.0

adventurous challenging dark funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I utterly ADORED this book from beginning to end. A travelling minstrel is telling a bunch of bigwigs the tale of the Fell Wraith. If, within it, his audience sees how unfair the feudal system is, and how impossible it is for bonded villeins to escape it, that's not down to the storyteller. And if, within this book, the reader draws parallels to aspects of modern day society, that's not down to the author, I'm sure. There are laughs a-plenty, but it also gets very dark in places. Lovely stuff.