tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post2015307558495578592..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: The dark side of the Middle Ages: Dana Chamblee Carpenter's Bohemian GospelSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-4972554124248931292015-12-04T21:34:39.584-06:002015-12-04T21:34:39.584-06:00I agree, too, it's a beautiful cover.I agree, too, it's a beautiful cover.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-41228070108503124942015-12-04T21:34:12.000-06:002015-12-04T21:34:12.000-06:00I'd be interested to hear what you think about...I'd be interested to hear what you think about the setting, and the fantasy aspects, and how well they work together/play off one another. I didn't expect it to be quite as fantastical as it was, but it worked.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-25878704476689068502015-12-04T12:37:57.637-06:002015-12-04T12:37:57.637-06:00That cover is so darkly gorgeous, Sarah. I love it...That cover is so darkly gorgeous, Sarah. I love it. I usually don't go in for fantasy much, but your comparisons make me very much want to take a chance on this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-89566272418759864202015-12-03T13:06:48.034-06:002015-12-03T13:06:48.034-06:00I've seen a lot set in Anglo-Saxon England - t...I've seen a lot set in Anglo-Saxon England - the miniseries based on Cornwell's novels, plus Game of Thrones, probably helped with that. It shows fiction set in dark, dangerous times (historical or no) will attract interest. But I haven't seen very much dealing with the Magna Carta - have you?Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-59551843091712089162015-12-03T12:54:36.038-06:002015-12-03T12:54:36.038-06:00I feel the same way, and I've noticed more his...I feel the same way, and I've noticed more hist fic pushing back from the Tudor era to earlier, more complicated times. Not to mention the 800th "anniversary" of the Magna Carta signing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-46453134101033776362015-12-03T09:46:09.025-06:002015-12-03T09:46:09.025-06:00It's also a good "genreblend" exampl...It's also a good "genreblend" example.<br /><br />Sarah OLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-24976026858125693772015-12-02T18:24:36.025-06:002015-12-02T18:24:36.025-06:00Exciting, a new reading list. I'll go take a ...Exciting, a new reading list. I'll go take a look! <br /><br />I can see why the publisher chose to release this book in the later, darker months of the year. It fits so well. Although I wish it had been out a bit earlier, so that it could be read around Halloween.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-86710049426225570782015-12-02T18:17:50.492-06:002015-12-02T18:17:50.492-06:00I'd like to visit there in person. I loved the...I'd like to visit there in person. I loved the setting and wouldn't mind seeing more novels set there. <a href="http://readingthepast.blogspot.com/2011/03/interview-with-chelsea-quinn-yarbro.html" rel="nofollow">Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's An Embarrassment of Riches is another</a>. Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-61071499228837608432015-12-02T18:10:56.658-06:002015-12-02T18:10:56.658-06:00That's a good way of putting it!That's a good way of putting it! Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-12087235891208552212015-12-02T13:27:15.587-06:002015-12-02T13:27:15.587-06:00This could well be my sort of book! Especially fo...This could well be my sort of book! Especially for this time of the year. I've put up a sort of round-up of non-fiction focusing on Europe's ruling dynasties of the 13th - 15th centuries, which also work for the Dark Season. December always seems to demand I read books about Europe -- fiction or non -- pre-Reformation, pre-Columbus . . . .<br /><br />Love, C.Foxessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754083123669916994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-15706883947713465682015-12-02T10:09:59.880-06:002015-12-02T10:09:59.880-06:00Oh BTW I have ancestors who lived very near Tepla ...Oh BTW I have ancestors who lived very near Tepla (emigrated to Wisconsin in 1860s). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-62674273380724942015-12-02T10:04:42.032-06:002015-12-02T10:04:42.032-06:00I downloaded this from Edelweiss but I'm going...I downloaded this from Edelweiss but I'm going to have to buy an e-reader as I find I don't read on a tablet at the end of the day - too tired! I am fascinated by this time period and place.<br /><br />Sarah OLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-47331337276975118782015-12-02T09:57:49.693-06:002015-12-02T09:57:49.693-06:00Oh, I will *have* to get this book! It sounds grea...Oh, I will *have* to get this book! It sounds great for the dark and dreary time of year! Laurie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.com