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Azincourt
by Bernard Cornwell
by Bernard Cornwell
Jason Koivu's review
bookshelves: historical-fiction
Feb 26, 12
bookshelves: historical-fiction
Recommended for:
super hardcore Cornwell fans and those interested in Henry V
Read in January, 2010
Cornwell, the goddamn bastard has written a goddamn straightforward story just enjoyable enough to get me through to the goddamn end. The forced romantic storyline was as unnecessary as the goddamn gory battle details, but I understand that they are there for a goddamn reason. However, overall it's just not goddamned engaging enough for me to give this goddamn bastard of a book more than two stars. Also, I am completely done with the words goddamn and bastard. Reading "bad words" doesn't bother me, but overused words do, goddamn it!
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Feb 26, 2012 01:30pm
I would have given this more stars...surprisingly entertaining considering I don't usually like blood & guts.
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I've liked Cornwell's stuff in the past, especially his Sharpe series. Maybe I've just read too much of it, but it seems like he uses the same old phrases over and over again. It may also be that lately he's had some popular success and is rushing to get new work out without polishing it up as much as he might have in earlier days.
Ah well perhaps that's it - I'm not a Cornwell reader usually. Perhaps it was the shock of picking up a genre where I have preconceived notions of it being trash and then finding it was OK.
Jane wrote: "Ah well perhaps that's it - I'm not a Cornwell reader usually. Perhaps it was the shock of picking up a genre where I have preconceived notions of it being trash and then finding it was OK."He's not a terrible writer and is even quite good at times. He's got the whole action sequence down, that's for sure. And you can tell with the historical details he adds that he's done some research, which is always appreciated. If you liked Azincourt and you have any interest in the Napoleonic War period, dig into his Sharpe books. There's plenty of gritty adventure in each, with a helping of romance of course.
