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Sherwood by Parke Godwin Sherwood Parke Godwin Sherwood Parke Godwin Sherwood Parke Godwin Forced from his home by Norman invaders, young Edward Aelredson, Thane of Denby, takes refuge in the forest Sherwood, where, with sword and bow, he bedevils the usurping king and comes to be called ""Robin Hood."" Reprint. Sherwood Details Date : Published August 28th 1995 by Avon Books (Mm) (first published August 1st 1991) ISBN : 9780380709953 Author : Parke Godwin Format : Paperback 529 pages Genre : Historical, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Adventure, Medieval Download Sherwood ...pdf Read Online Sherwood ...pdf Download and Read Free Online Sherwood Parke Godwin From Reader Review Sherwood for online ebook Lohra says I really liked this "origin" story. Very gritty. Very real. Took me a little bit to get into Godwin's writing style but in this tale Robin isn't some mythic good you have to accept. He's a man fighting for his idea of country. You understand him and you understand the people he's fighting against. In that light, the Sheriff of Nottingham isn't wholly evil either. He's just fighting for a different cause. Loved the little insights into a world transitioning between earthy Norse mysticism and Christianity, the cultural clashes of Normans and Saxons, and the root of certain names like Earl and Carl and Fitz. FYI for some more sensitive readers, there are a couple sexy times in this book. It fits into the story and it's not excessive or vulgar but it is there and it's more than mere mention so be forewarned. Gary says What an amazing vision of the story of Robin Hood. Parke brought to life, no, he made it live, in a very believable tale of one of folklore's greatest heroes. Seldom have I read a better historical fiction so well envisioned by the author. Robin, lived and breathed before my eyes. An Awesome work. R.M. ArceJaeger says Absolutely excellent. Definitely the best Robin Hood book I've yet read (and I've read quite a few!). Everything about it is believable, and the author truly makes you feel like you are witness to these events. I'm so used to reading Robin Hood books that mention Normans vs. Saxons without really delving into who they are or why they don't like each other (for someone not raised with that bit of British history, I can remember being very confused reading those first few books), that it was a delightful surprise to find a story that not only explained who the Normans and the Saxons were, but actually took me through the action- filled, gritty conquering of Britain. It truly made sense to place Robin in this turbulent 1000s, rather than the "standard" crusade-era of Richard. I would not recommend this book to say a kid because there are many intense and sometimes ghastly scenes (it does center around war after all), but for young adults and adults it is definitely a piece of fiction worth reading! Mikey24 says Very good story but I do agree with some of the other reviewers when they noted that it was hard to follow. I had to re-read several paragraphs because the tenses were in disarray - as a reader, sometimes you don't know who's narrating. Godwin has a very choppy and cluttered writing style which makes it difficult to follow however I'm a fan of "Robin Hood" so it kept me engaged enough to finish. Not the best Robin Hood adaption. IMO Angus Donald's version is much better however it was still a very good book (if you can be patient with the writing). Michael S. says Quite simply one of the most thoroughly enjoyable books I have ever read. I found this in a used book store and took a chance on it. I really did not expect to like it because the cover art looked pretty cheesy; sort of cartoonish, plus I had never heard of the author. So I was expecting an unrealistic 'Robin Hood and his band of merry men type of tale. This book is nothing like that. This is an emotionally complex, richly detailed, historically realistic epic saga. This is definitely not the Kevin Costner Robin Hood and you won't hear any Bryan Adams power ballads in the background. I was thoroughly wrapped in this story. I had touble putting it down. I brought it to work with me every day just in case I found a few spare minutes. I would highly recommend this novel to anyone who is even remotely interested in historical fiction. However, my usual favorite genre is epic fantasy and I would recommend this to any fans of that genre as well. This book has it all--love, betrayal, injustice, amazing fight scenes, intricately drawn culture, history, languages...everything I love in a great story. Particularly loved the language. I learned so many new words and phrases that were so interesting and made these characters so vivid. Thank goodness for iPhone dictionary apps! I got so caught up in it that I found myself thinking in Saxon..saying things to myself like "Och, but i'm that tired. Only I ent for the bed yet because I'm that hungry, I am. " This book made me want to cover my living room floor with "rushes", start wearing robes and breeches, cover the roof on my house with thatch and read by a rush-light. I won't spoil anything but there were some MAJORLY unexpected plot turns in this book that I never saw coming.I never would have guessed that Robin and the....oh, wait-- I said i wouldn't spoil it. Any road,, I loved this story and am ordering the sequel now. Kate says Typically, we see Robin Hood set during the Plantagenet era of England; sometimes Henry II’s reign, but usually during Richard the Lionheart’s crusade. Godwin set his during the Norman conquest, highlighting the tumultuous transition from English Kings to French ones (namely, William the Conqueror). It’s a fascinating comparison to legends set later in the time period (because the Plantagenets were also French). This Robin is decidedly not loyal to his King. Marian is also different - she is well off, but not necessarily high born. Typically we see a Marian that is of equal rank or higher to Robin. This is not the case here. I like her, though. She curses and damns the Normans in every other breath, but given her back story, it makes perfect sense. The Sheriff. He actually had redeeming qualities! I normally never say this of the of the Sheriff character, but he wants to make things work before Robin is outlawed. He is forced to outlaw Robin. Both men are honorable to each other. So yeah, I really liked this version. I can't wait to read the sequel. My only negative comment is STOP DRINKING TEA! Unless you mean brew, in which case, just say brew. But tea had not been brought to Britain yet!!!! Read this version, especially if you're like me and your favorite historical event is the Battle of Hastings. Verity Brown says I picked this up, not expecting anything special, but it turned out to be one of the better retellings of the Robin Hood story that I have ever encountered. Most Robin Hood stories feel more like fantasy than history. Not this one. Godwin deals in the gritty realities of the 11th century. His Robin Hood is not a mythic hero, just a middle-class Saxon farmer/forester trying to hold onto the only (small, yet complicated) world he understands against a tide of Norman invaders who are determined to run roughshod over the traditional rights of his people. Godwin's other characters are cut from the same cloth--realistic people with believable aims and desires of their own, clashing in the ways that real people do. Above all, it's easy to believe that this Robin Hood (neither unknown nor a great national hero) could survive in under-the-radar oral tradition, finally appearing historically as a brief reference to "rhymes of Robin Hood" in a surviving manuscript a couple of centuries later. I give this book 4 stars instead of 5 for two reasons. One is that I'm not overly fond of Godwin's writing style. Another is that the story takes a slightly unbelievable twist toward the end for the sake of a happy ending. But it will be a long time before I find a Robin Hood story that satisfies me the way this one did. Werner says Update note, Dec. 24, 2012 --That book mentioned in the first paragraph below, that I couldn't recall the author or title of when I wrote this review, was Robin Hood (1912) written by Henry Gilbert. My first literary introduction to the Robin Hood legend came as a seven- year old kid, through a large, thick (or so it seemed to me then, with a child's size perceptions!) trade paperback novel, of which --to my great frustration!-- I can't now recall either the author or the title. (But I vividly recall the cover, and large amounts of the content!) The style and reading level marked it as an adult, not a juvenile book --but a 50s adult book, with no content a kid with a good vocabulary and bright mind couldn't read. I read it avidly, and the unjustly outlawed champion of the underdogs (like myself) against the bullies, who robbed from the rich to give to the poor, found an enduring soft spot in my heart; hence my attraction to other literary and dramatic portrayals of the character.
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