A review by mary412
The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth

4.0

In college I had to take courses in Old English and Middle English so I was intrigued when I read about Kingsnorth's The Wake. When I learned that it was available on Audible read by Simon Vance, I knew that was for me. It was surprisingly easy to understand, easier when I wasn't looking at the printed page! buccmaster is a socman of holland with three oxgangs of good land who rales against the Norman invaders, their bastard king and the new religion they have brought to disrupt his life. As we know from our history lessons, he lost on all counts. The plot didn't have enough twists and turns for my taste.