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3 October 2003
Books read: 6
5 October 2003
Books read: 3
10 October 2003
Books read: 5
13 October 2003
Books read: 4
17 October 2003
Books read: 6
20 October 2003
Books read: 4
24 October 2003
Books read: 5
27 October 2003
Books read: 4
31 October 2003
The narrator is Sulien ap Gwien, the king's greatest warrior; I suppose you could say that she is analogous to Lancelot in that role, but certainly not in any other - she is her own character, not a reflection of a character from the legend as it's usually told. (In fact, another character in the novel, who can see into alternate universes, tells her that she is unique and has no "shadows" in other worlds.) Her narrative voice is distinctive and completely convincing as that of a practical, honorable, military woman, if a bit dry and unemotional.
I had a hard time getting into the books at first, and I'm not sure why. Perhaps it was the amount of time spent in describing battles, which has never been my cup of tea. I ended up liking them very much, though.
Books read: 3
Total books read this month: 40
Total books read this year: 292
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