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A review by bergsteiger
Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell
3.0
I wish I could rate at halves. This book was not quite 4 stars but probably more than 3 stars. I enjoyed the historical context, especially the attention to detail with bowmanship and the crafting of these tools of war. The descriptions of the armies marching and at siege were quite vivid and really drew you in. There was always plenty of action and the book kept up a nice pace.
Minuses for me were the highly graphic scenes of battle, pillage, rape. Understand this was undoubtedly the world of the time but I am not sure I needed to read about it to the degree I did. Another point for me is the archetypal characters that emerge in Cornwell's books. Like Leon Uris, Cornwell's books are fun to read with varied settings, but his cookie-cutter characters emerge in each novel.
If you like Historical Fiction this is worth the read, however I would not place it on the same level as something like "For Whom The Bell Tolls". 3 1/2 stars if I could give it that on Goodreads.
Minuses for me were the highly graphic scenes of battle, pillage, rape. Understand this was undoubtedly the world of the time but I am not sure I needed to read about it to the degree I did. Another point for me is the archetypal characters that emerge in Cornwell's books. Like Leon Uris, Cornwell's books are fun to read with varied settings, but his cookie-cutter characters emerge in each novel.
If you like Historical Fiction this is worth the read, however I would not place it on the same level as something like "For Whom The Bell Tolls". 3 1/2 stars if I could give it that on Goodreads.