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re: The Last Kingdom(netflix)
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:35 am to Tiger1242
Posted on 1/29/20 at 11:35 am to Tiger1242
I was very hesitant towards this tv show as the books are of one my favorite series, but the adaptation has been spectacular. If anything, they could use more episodes per season, not less.
For those who have read the most recent book...
...was anyone else disappointed in it. The writing seemed different to me, almost as if it was not Cornwell but a fan of his writing it. Weird over-explanation of things, boring dialogue and Uhtred making really in-Uhtredlike decisions (maybe dementia is setting in?)
It was definitely the worst book of the series for me.
For those who have read the most recent book...
...was anyone else disappointed in it. The writing seemed different to me, almost as if it was not Cornwell but a fan of his writing it. Weird over-explanation of things, boring dialogue and Uhtred making really in-Uhtredlike decisions (maybe dementia is setting in?)
It was definitely the worst book of the series for me.
This post was edited on 1/29/20 at 11:45 am
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Posted on 1/29/20 at 1:28 pm to Salamander_Wilson
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For those who have read the most recent book...
...was anyone else disappointed in it. The writing seemed different to me, almost as if it was not Cornwell but a fan of his writing it. Weird over-explanation of things, boring dialogue and Uhtred making really in-Uhtredlike decisions (maybe dementia is setting in?)
It was definitely the worst book of the series for me.
It wasn't the 'worst' for me. I actually enjoyed reading about him making a series of blunders for the first time and seeing how he was able to work his way out. But I wonder if Cornwell is thinking, in his Uhtred's older age, his military instincts are overridden by his humanity (and affinity for women) sometimes. His writing continues to allow the imagination to paint the perfect setting.
For whatever reason, the fourth book, Sword Song, was the most boring. And War of the Wolf seemed to be just filler... this most recent one was more historic in nature.
This post was edited on 1/29/20 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 2/8/20 at 10:31 am to Salamander_Wilson
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It was definitely the worst book of the series for me.
I love and have read almost everything by Bernard Cornwall. But you are right. It was like he has lost interest in Uhtred and just mashed out a tale for pestering fans. He should have stopped at 10 and moved on to something fresh.
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