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Title: A Morbid Taste for Bones: The First Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters ISBN: 0-446-40015-7 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1994 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.31 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful
Comment: I had read other Cadfael mysteries before finding this one. It made me appreciate only too well the slightly rebellious Cadfael in this first book.
His attitude toward Prior Robert and prissy, self-righteous prig Brother Jerome is only what I had been thinking the entire time. Of course, Cadfael will later control these rebellious thoughts but, oh, they are a joy to read after the others.
I found a Morbid Taste for Bones a great book. It is very enjoyable and the ultimate secret act of rebellion (but never fear-it is just) that Cadfael commits towards the end is the crowning point, the punch line, to an enjoyable read. Peters injects the book with great humor and mystery and Cadfael's secret affords the biggest laugh of them all.
This book was a great addition to the A&E Cadfael TV series.
Rating: 4
Summary: My First Taste of the Series
Comment: This is the first book I've read by Ellis Peters, but I'm glad to say that it delighted me enough to go on and buy the second. Cadfael is an excellently drawn character, irreverent and witty and sharp. Peters spends a good amount of time in the book setting up the situation, but he does such a good job of drawing the rival characters, the landscapes, and issues of saints and religion that the book grips you all the way through. Once the mystery element does arrive, the tension heightens exponentially. Peters does an excellent job of providing the reader with many viable murderers, thereby always keeping you guessing. That builds to a truly masterful climax where Peters uses elements we've been seeing throughout the book to reveal the killer in a totally unique way.
To sum up, great book that held me all the way through and is making me look forward to reading the next.
Rating: 2
Summary: Perfect for insomniacs... will put you to sleep.
Comment: This story starts out pretty successfully. We are shown the life of the brothers in the abbey and their daily routines. This seems to set the tone for a dull plot. Then, the reader experiences the sickness of a brother of the abbey and the mood of the story changes from the placidity of the abbey life to the chaos of trying to help the brother. This livens the book up some, but not enough. Very few exciting events happen between that point until the death of Rhisiart. After Rhsisiart's death, we are thrown back into that state of low-action; only this time, with the added commotion of trying to figure out the murderer's identity. The ending wasn't a huge shocker. It was almost too predictable from the beginning. So, all in all, I would not recommend this book unless you wanted to be easily put to sleep.
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Title: One Corpse Too Many: The Second Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters ISBN: 0446400513 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Monk's Hood: The Third Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters ISBN: 0446403008 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: St. Peter's Fair: The Fourth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters ISBN: 0446403016 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters ISBN: 0446404373 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters ISBN: 0446404284 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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