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“Great! Read it years ago, however plan to revisit this whole series now.”
Mary M wrote this review Monday, November 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“You see what's coming just from the jacket blurb. No need to read ~200 pages of rather dense prose. Nothing in the book that would make for any (major) mis-direction - what's there is obvious as to what it is.
Pineyman wrote this review Tuesday, October 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Readable if you have nothing better to do”
“I love Brother Cadfael's humanity, his wisdom, and his humor.”
Amanda L wrote this review Wednesday, October 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The Cadfael books are a great peek into the medieval world around Shrewsburg, England. There are at least sixteen in this series and a very good DVD series based on them (with Derek Jacobi).”
Anita T wrote this review Friday, October 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This series has everything - and for fans of historical fiction, little else comes close.”
Lindenalia wrote this review Wednesday, October 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I read it for a book club selection for church. As with all books that have foreign names I would they would do a list of pronunciations. Other than that I like it. ”
Sharon A wrote this review Saturday, September 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I loved this book. The ending was especially good, and much better than the Derek Jacobi television series ending. ”
KnitMama wrote this review Thursday, July 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Hi, cheating here a bit - I've read all the Cadfael books I think, so this review is a general one to cover tham all. I LOVE them, medieval, mystery, murder....what's not to like. The setting is the Civil war between Stephen and Matilda when, according to conrtemporary sources 'God and his angels slept'. Cadfael has been a soldier in his younger days but has now become a herbalist at Shrewsbury Abbey. He is called upon by the locals whenever tere is illness to help with his healing remedies, and from this there often comes a mystery. Ellis Peters also writes as Edith Pargeter, under which name she wrote 'The Heaven Tree' trilogy about medieval cathedral buildng - another highly recommended read.”
Irene F wrote this review Saturday, June 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Enjoyed the Cadfael series on PBS - the books are very well researched and written.”
Scott O'Dell - Teacher wrote this review Saturday, June 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“It was a slow start, but picked up about half way through. Lots of insight on day to day living in medieval England and Wales. This is the first book of the series and I would read more of Ellis Peters's books. The series was made into a series that has been shown on PBS. Worth watching.”
Kathy W wrote this review Sunday, May 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
