Jimbo wrote:
Doing the audio of this, Cornwell's newest in the Utred series. All the macho posturing, the wanton slaughter, the disregard for treaties, the plundering, the game of thrones thing, it all feels contemporary in this, the age of Trump.
One of the 4 books I have read this trip and a real rip snorter as usual; the point where the Eagle flag is raised on the ramparts of the fort is a stand and cheer moment as you have no idea how our hero is getting out of that one alive until that point. Although I do feel Uhtred is getting a bit long in the tooth for winning one on one fights with younger men now, however wiley he may be. The next one will deal with the death of Edward the Elder and the power struggle that brings Athelstan to the throne, then there will have to be one about the final union of the 4 "Saxon" kingdoms into Englaland then I guess we are done, but what a trip from Athelney to Englaland.
Also done the latest Rebus which was good as usual but I can't see how much longer he can inveigle himself into murder inquiries in retirement; the latest Jay Rayner book of stinking restaurant reviews, he really is one of the best writers around at the moment. Just about to start the new Jonathon Coe.
But the last 2 weeks have been spent ploughing through the latest Sansom - Shardlake - novel, I remember being a few days in and being saddened that it would soon be done but that was 10 days ago as we slog through a day by day account of the Norfolk/Kett uprising of Edward VI's reign, and by god he is drawing it out to its sad and bloody conclusion. I just wish they would all hurry up and die now; the paperback must be the size of a fucking breeze block. I usually look forward to Shardlake novels and the early ones were fantastic but this one has become a real downer and a drag man.