tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post1210249829737643406..comments2023-11-29T07:39:34.401+00:00Comments on Carla Nayland Historical Fiction: King Arthur: The Bloody Cup, by MK Hume. Book reviewCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-63727495873646930102010-10-05T19:35:03.480+01:002010-10-05T19:35:03.480+01:00I'd be surprised if the author was unaware tha...I'd be surprised if the author was unaware that Aethel(th)red was an English name. There again, we did have Glamdring in the previous book, so perhaps names aren't all that important in the book's world.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-57657606354384634772010-10-05T16:50:18.753+01:002010-10-05T16:50:18.753+01:00There's something extra jarring about using a ...There's something extra jarring about using a formal, archaic-esque, and rather turgid style, and then throwing in modern slang. One more reason to give it a pass.<br /><br />I'll guess that the author simply slipped up on the bishop's name, and perhaps was not even aware it was English, let alone that it implied a lesser scale Pope Joan.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932015378213238346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-34239279921706322362010-10-03T11:12:22.749+01:002010-10-03T11:12:22.749+01:00Just wondered if you were speaking from experience...Just wondered if you were speaking from experience :-)Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-26712985131450245562010-10-02T16:04:20.066+01:002010-10-02T16:04:20.066+01:00Haven't read it, Carla. You reviews make it so...Haven't read it, Carla. You reviews make it sound like something I won't like, and the world's too full of good books .... :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-72509354553408290972010-10-01T21:34:32.123+01:002010-10-01T21:34:32.123+01:00Gabriele - Have you read the series? I'd be i...Gabriele - Have you read the series? I'd be interested in your thoughts.<br /><br />Kathryn - yes, the name puzzled me, too, like the choice of place names. Someone else might feel quite differently, though.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-29724512220448353222010-10-01T09:58:46.601+01:002010-10-01T09:58:46.601+01:00I have to agree with you and Gabriele and say this...I have to agree with you and Gabriele and say this novel doesn't sound like my cup of tea, either! Funny about 'Aethelthred' - it makes me wonder if giving a bishop a female name was an error on the author's part or whether it's meant to be subtly suggestive, as you say, Carla.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-27533295778858507272010-10-01T01:51:25.841+01:002010-10-01T01:51:25.841+01:00Yeah, still not for me, either. ;)Yeah, still not for me, either. ;)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.com