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Title: Morbid Taste for Bones (Brother Cadfael Mysteries (Audio)) by Ellis Peters, Stephen Thorne ISBN: 0-7451-6187-1 Publisher: Chivers Audio Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1990 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $54.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (27 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: CLASSIC MEDIEVAL WHODUNNIT
Comment: This novel is one of two by Ellis Peters that I've now read. But I'm hooked! Although I've only read a couple of this series about the medieval detective Cadfael, my appetite has been whetted, and I'm certain to read more!
Peters' command of the English language is outstanding, as is her precise portrait of medieval times. The intriguing element of mystery that makes detective Cadfael's presence essential to the plot clinches this novel as a romping success.
If you enjoy mystery, as well as a writer's ability to make excellent use of the English language with colourful descriptions, you are sure to enjoy this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: an absorbing tale...I'm looking forward to the rest
Comment: Life is full of twists and turns...and so is "A Morbid Taste for Bones." This "First Chronicle of Brother Cadfael" is the first book in a long series of mysteries set in medieval England and Wales.
I came to this book via Eugene Peterson's recommendation of the series in his book (actually a prolonged and annotated reading list) "Take and Read." Peterson has rarely let me down, and did not do so here...this is a delightful book.
"A Morbid Taste for Bones" is a cut above most of the other mysteries I have read. It not only keeps the reader guessing until the end, but it also has passages that reflect a keen insight into human nature. More than that, it well written (a lot of mysteries feel so mass-produced and sketchy). The characters here are well formed and eloquent. All of this is done without the usual gratuitous gore so often found in such books.
One of the more interesting subtexts to watch for are the different conceptions of forgiveness that the characters hold; these conceptions largely determine the actions of each one...something to ponder in real life.
I recommend "A Morbid Taste for Bones" to all those who enjoy absorbing and well written mysteries. I look forward to the other Chronicles of Brother Cadfael.
Rating: 4
Summary: I may get hooked, but not yet
Comment: I decided to start with this first Brother Cadfael novel after being intrigued by some comments I read about the series on the Internet. It does have its good points. Cadfael seems an interesting character and I hope to gain a clearer picture of him as I read the successive novels. The setting is serene by day and somewhat mysterious by night. The fear that a corpse would bleed when touched by its murderer was a good point, but not completely accurate. It was indeed believed that a body would bleed in the presence of the murderer, but touching wasn't necessary and bleeding need not happen when the murderer touched the corpse-it only happened sometimes. Hence, Peredur's reaction is a bit much. But just to have this little known point in the book, although inaccurately described, made this historian smile. I hope the other novels feature other interesting historical tidbits that may interest the lay reader.
The bone I have with the novel (pun somewhat intended) is with the character Sioned. I could not find myself cheering for her as the author clearly intends the reader to do. We see her mainly as a kind of revenge figure, a hard, determined figure. Just a little more character development was needed here to get away from this hard, one-sided view of her.
Nevertheless, I think there are elements here for this reader and other readers to get hooked on the series. But perhaps since this novel was not exactly a page-turner, a reader should start with another in the series.
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Title: One Corpse Too Many: The Second Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters ISBN: 0446400513 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Monk's Hood: The Third Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters ISBN: 0446403008 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: St. Peter's Fair: The Fourth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters ISBN: 0446403016 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters ISBN: 0446404373 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters ISBN: 0446404284 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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