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9012465 No.9012465 [Reply] [Original]

Bernard Cornwell is a fairly decent meme writer.

His version of Arthur is the best by far.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warlord_Chronicles

>> No.9012472

Like every author that is constantly spitting out books, they're very formulaic and repetitive.

>> No.9012475

>>9012472
Which is why you only read the cream of the crop and disregard the rest.

>> No.9012485

>>9012475

If a writer is any good you shouldn't have to ignore 90% of his work.

>> No.9012497

>>9012485
I'm not saying he's a bad writer, but his books are big, there's tons of them and as was said, they can be repetitive, but that doesn't immediately invalidate his other works.

Regardless, what you said doesn't make much sense. What matters first is that his version of Arthur is great and that's reason enough to read, if you have the time for 1000+ pages.

>> No.9012599

>>9012465
I just started reading Sigrid Undset, shes like a patrician scandinavian version of him.

I also plan to read 1356 soon.

>> No.9012626
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9012626

>mfw I actually read a Sharpe book

Cornwell is a hack who has benefited from flattering TV adaptations.

>> No.9012644

>>9012626
Thankfully there are plenty of interesting, poorly written "idea" books for the BBC, HBO, and Netflix to resurrect.

>> No.9012649

>>9012626
Isnt that the fellow who turned out to be a sodomite?

>> No.9013797

I really want to begin his Saxon series, with the Last Kingdom, how is it?