tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post1638177742627044..comments2024-03-25T21:14:49.666-04:00Comments on Joel Swagman (Reviews / TESOL): The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteJoel Swagmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-61489718219579411502014-07-20T03:37:06.034-04:002014-07-20T03:37:06.034-04:00Hmmm... re-reading this review, I worry that I may...Hmmm... re-reading this review, I worry that I may have gotten so distracted by my nitpicks that I forgot to praise the strengths of this book sufficiently. Yes, it does have it's downsides, but over all it does a very good job of conveying all the glorious drama of the original legend. There's a lot of drama going on here between the love triangle of Lancelot-Arthur-Guenevere, and the tension between Gawaine's family clan and Arthur's authority. It's definitely worth the read.Joel Swagmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-56868540733561524842014-07-13T21:59:24.792-04:002014-07-13T21:59:24.792-04:00Well, based on your review, and some other reviews...Well, based on your review, and some other reviews around the web I've been reading right now, it does indeed sound like that series might be worth checking out. Tracking down English books in this part of the world is a bit hit and miss, but I'll add it to my list of books to check for when I rummage through used bookstores.<br />I think what I want to do first is try to tackle the original Morte D'Arthur before I read another modern version of the Arthur saga though. I think I can better appreciate the changes these other authors are making if I know the original material they are riffing offJoel Swagmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-84701191784279487402014-07-12T10:24:30.166-04:002014-07-12T10:24:30.166-04:00I understand The Wicked Day is a disappointment, b...I understand <i>The Wicked Day</i> is a disappointment, but I've never read it. I'm under the impression the first three novels were the intended books, the last two after-thoughts encouraged by market demand. The first three are the only books of hers I own.dpreimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09905531259256800022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-37961647294445525782014-07-12T03:48:30.212-04:002014-07-12T03:48:30.212-04:00I'm not sure the system to foil the bots was e...I'm not sure the system to foil the bots was ever foolproof to begin with. But I guess that's where manual deletion comes in, and I've just now removed the Bot comment.<br /><br />I haven't even heard of Mary Stewart until just now, but I read your blog post and have been doing some brief reading on Wikipedia and amazon. It seems like her series fizzles out before covering the whole Arthurian saga. Are the last books just as good as the first few?Joel Swagmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-89625704469905807532014-07-11T13:39:03.241-04:002014-07-11T13:39:03.241-04:00Huh. It's getting harder to foil the bots, isn...Huh. It's getting harder to foil the bots, isn't it?<br /><br />I can't recall, Joel: have you read Mary Stewart's Arthur books? They're an interesting mesh of religious-political intrigue. <a href="http://whiskyprajer.blogspot.ca/2008/10/crystal-cave-by-mary-stewart.html" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> my take on the first book.dpreimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09905531259256800022noreply@blogger.com