tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post4554562305401613019..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: Review: The Scarlet LionAartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-70683469527451251082010-04-08T13:09:10.538-05:002010-04-08T13:09:10.538-05:00I really need to read some Chadwick!I really need to read some Chadwick!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-47155251674142193512010-04-07T14:53:26.840-05:002010-04-07T14:53:26.840-05:00Oh my gosh. I want to read Scarlet Lion NOW. Henry...Oh my gosh. I want to read Scarlet Lion NOW. Henry, Richard, and John are some of my favorite monarchs to study, especially Henry who was essentially quite the badass, I mean, he was no Aefelred or anything, but still, he rocks. Did this book talk at all about Henry and Thomas Beckett or the Crusades??<br /><br />Oh, I wants to read this. Am now adding to my wishlist/library list.April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-890569057562629342010-04-06T10:38:11.187-05:002010-04-06T10:38:11.187-05:00like historical fiction, might give it a try,thank...like historical fiction, might give it a try,thanks!Tribute Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959016294721462184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-20477724888205617872010-04-06T03:18:36.477-05:002010-04-06T03:18:36.477-05:00There is a lot of talk about how women had more po...There is a lot of talk about how women had more power than we've ever really acknowledged in the dark ages, or the middle ages. My own leanings are toward the certain kinds of women saw a certain kind of indepence in specific ways camp (widows for instance could run businesses and were much better off than married women who ceded their property and business to their husbands). This book is a pretty good primer on the issue of independence women could find through work: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Women-at-Work-in-Medieval-Europe/Madeleine-Pelner-Pelner-Cosman/e/9780816045662 .Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462660276240016464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-72388271312369992222010-04-06T02:36:20.571-05:002010-04-06T02:36:20.571-05:00I haven't read anything by Chadwick but I have...I haven't read anything by Chadwick but I have heard great things. I love GOOD historical fiction, not the Phillipa Gregory typebookmagichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808845291761439603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-10697847019549739852010-04-05T22:24:00.673-05:002010-04-05T22:24:00.673-05:00This book sounds great! I am always look for the n...This book sounds great! I am always look for the next good historical fiction and I love it when they are based on reality because then I feel like I am learning something too :)Amusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657337249497691366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-22689183188351550922010-04-05T21:08:06.853-05:002010-04-05T21:08:06.853-05:00Blodeuedd- I think you'd like Chadwick. Enjoy...Blodeuedd- I think you'd like Chadwick. Enjoy the anticipation!<br /><br />Andreea- Yes, she's really good at historical fiction. Definitely recommend giving her a whirl.<br /><br />bitsy- YES, exactly! That's why I love it, too. I adore history of all kinds, though :-)<br /><br />Zibilee- That's a good way of describing it. Time DOES swallow up people as individuals.<br /><br />Nymeth- Exactly. I knew we felt the same way about that.<br /><br />Claire- Yes, it often makes me want to read more, too! For example, over the past several years, I've collected three of four books in Thomas Costain's Plantagenet series, but... haven't read any of them yet.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-5010470890209878082010-04-05T18:01:30.762-05:002010-04-05T18:01:30.762-05:00I bought this years ago, after reading The Greates...I bought this years ago, after reading <i>The Greatest Knight</i>, and really must get around to reading it! I like your point about women's rights during this era and noted the same thing with reading some of Sharon Kay Penman's novels. With issues like this in historical fiction, I always feel the need to do more research after, to figure out what is accurate and what the author took liberties with. I rarely actually get around to the research, but the intent is there!Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-26662557244687382902010-04-05T13:11:21.803-05:002010-04-05T13:11:21.803-05:00Your last paragraph = one of the main things I lov...Your last paragraph = one of the main things I love about literature. You're right, so much is forgotten, even if it seems impossible it will be at the time. Novelists can't really know what happened back then, but they can help us imagine it complexly and in detail, and that makes a big difference.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-20292199946834340662010-04-05T12:34:47.995-05:002010-04-05T12:34:47.995-05:00I love it when a little known or forgotten figure ...I love it when a little known or forgotten figure in history is written about, because, as you say, time seems to swallow up people as individuals, and it is only through the tales of their exploits that some are known and remembered. That being said, I think both of these books that focus on William Marshall sound really good. I haven't yet read any Chadwick, but I have been coming across more and more reviews of her work over the last few months and am impressed by not only the numerous books that she has written, but also by her apparent popularity in the minds of book lovers! It sounds that although this book didn't focus on some of the larger aspects of well known history of the time, it was still an interesting read for you. I am glad that you liked it, and I think your review was wonderful!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-2722709130811685392010-04-05T08:28:10.796-05:002010-04-05T08:28:10.796-05:00That last sentence right there is exactly why I lo...That last sentence right there is exactly why I love historical novels based on real people. All historical novels bring a period in history back to life but the ones based on real people can really give you a connection to the past. Wonderful review!Bitsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300233289755805112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-57367094713108188642010-04-05T07:41:16.254-05:002010-04-05T07:41:16.254-05:00Sounds great and I think I might like these books!...Sounds great and I think I might like these books!Andreeahttp://passionatebooklover.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-11294892644608752442010-04-05T05:07:47.939-05:002010-04-05T05:07:47.939-05:00Yesterday I went through the Chadwick I have not r...Yesterday I went through the Chadwick I have not read, 7 I would sure like too read one day :)Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.com