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A very satisfying collection. I just really enjoyed reading through it! Tales of varying lengths and narrative-ness (some come across more like summaries), indicating teller, location, and dates told. An interesting variety of types of story, and I found the stories themselves to be mostly compelling. Interesting how integrated Christianity is with a lot of these folk stories. There were nonfiction introduction essays to each section of the book but honestly I didn't find them to give me much in the way of use, so I started just skipping them. All in all a worthwhile book though!
The Steerswoman, by Rosemary Kirstein
Jun. 20th, 2017 09:08 pmI first heard a recommendation for this book a LONG time ago, so when I finally got my hands on a copy and started reading it, I had totally forgotten everything I'd been told of what to expect from this book.
So I found that what the book was actually about was rather unexpected for me. But in a good way!
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So I found that what the book was actually about was rather unexpected for me. But in a good way!
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The Heretic's Apprentice, by Ellis Peters
May. 18th, 2015 08:57 pmIt's been a while since I've made further progress on my read-through of the Brother Cadfael series, but look! I'm back to it! This one was a really good one, imo. I mean, the theme is right there in the title - a lot of the book is really interested in theology and heresy and scriptural interpretation and interpretation of the early church fathers (particularly Augustine and Origen). Which I AM THERE FOR. I would have been there for even a much larger quantity of this sort of focus in the book!
Of course, given that it's a Cadfael book, there is also a) a murder and b) a romance. ( Read more... )
Of course, given that it's a Cadfael book, there is also a) a murder and b) a romance. ( Read more... )
book post!
Jan. 17th, 2014 06:16 pmBrothers in Arms, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Another good book! This one I hadn't read before, so it was full of me doing things like being all ( cut for spoilers )
Another good book! This one I hadn't read before, so it was full of me doing things like being all ( cut for spoilers )
