Sutcliff

[woodface]

I finished reading the last book in the Eagle of the Ninth sequence from Rosemary Sutcliff. There is one more book, Sword at Sunset, about king Arthur that actually continues after the Lantern Bearers but amazon doesn't have a copy and the first two books were the only ones they have of her in the bookstores here.

I'm currently in that gap after reading a very long book that sucked you completely in and your brain is unwilling to follow you back into reality. Sutcliff said that Marcus was her favourite character (out of all her books) but I really like Aquila. Even if he's a complete jerk but you know why he is like that. He treats his wife like dirt and she doesn't care much for him either but then somehow they seem to settle and need each other. Very strange but a realistic view of marriages back then - I can imagine it like that anyway. (Whereas Marcus married someone he really loved.)

The image of Rutupiae light stays with me as it becomes a legend in the book itself. The heirs of Rome struggling to hold on to their civilisation and keep the Saxons out but knowing that ultimately they can't hold them back forever. And then there is Artos, the young boy who grows up to be an excellent leader. You know who he'll be and I'm aching to read Sword at Sunset to see how Sutcliff gave life to king Arthur. fairmer, have you read this?

I want more Sutcliff books but it seems a lot just don't get printed anymore. I realise that her writing is somewhat out of style but these books always spoke to my imagination. If I studied history, they're part of the reason (*shakes fist angrily*).

I think I'll restart reading Tolkien now. It's been too long when I had to put the book aside. Although I was nearly finished with the Two Towers.

Meh, I hate it when I wake up with a headache.

Comments

[merriehaskell.livejournal.com]

Oh, gosh, you know? I think I read it back when I was 13 or something, but it didn't stick with me. That was the year I read so much Arthuriana that almost nothing specific stuck with me--it's all jumbled together...

[woodface]

*snickers* It happens. I generally like her writing so I'm curious about it. Maybe I read it when I was young too but it's so long ago.

[maisfeeka.livejournal.com]

Try abe.com for the ones you can't find. They connect to used booksellers all over the world and often have surprising books for good prices!

[woodface]

Oooooooo! Thanks *goes look*

[merriehaskell.livejournal.com]

I ran over to check the Juvenile collection at the Grad, and we have all of them--so I know what my autumn reading will be. :) Thanks for the reminder/tip/thingie!

[woodface]

Oooooooo! Hope you enjoy them. Only the Lantern Bearers and Sword at Sunset relate to Arthur but they're a fun read. I know half of this is nostalgia though. I'm going back to read the books of my childhood.

[janegaudi.livejournal.com]

*zinloze reply-modus*

als ge snel nog een job wilt vinden voor het komende jaar: er staat een vacature open bij het Afrikamuseum, ze zoeken nog een bewaker. geen diploma nodig, niet veel vereisten, gemakkelijk (however misschien wel zenuwslopend, dat zal ik de komende maand ondervinden) werk en naar mijn weten betaalt het goed genoeg en is de vakantieregeling ook redelijk.

nadeel: vandaag is de laatste dag om daar nog voor te solliciteren

anyway, vrij zinloos dus, maar ik wou het toch maar effe zeggen just in case ge vandaag een actieve dag had ofzo =)

(www.africamuseum.be)

[woodface]

Hmmmmm, jah gaat zoiezo niet want ik heb een bewijs van goed gedrag en zeden nodig en da heb ik niet meteen op zak.

Bewaker lijkt mij nochtans leuk als ge naar de mensen moogt roepen om overal af te blijven *g*

[janegaudi.livejournal.com]

ha, dat is ook waar ja. vergeten =)

dat van dat roepen is idd tof *g* maar daar zo heler dagen zitten en rondlopen om alleen dat te doen, dat staat mij dan weer minder aan. ik breng een offer voor jezus als er stoelen staan, want anders leef ik morgenavond al niet meer.

[janegaudi.livejournal.com]

of god of buddha of mohammed or whatever!

hare hare krishna!

[woodface]

Normaal gezien hebben ze wel stoelen. Das toch zo in het museum van kunsgeschiedenis.

[woodface]

En ganesha?

[janegaudi.livejournal.com]

ganesha ook!

ja normaal gezien moet dat toch wel. die arme gidsen anders.

en anders ga ik languit op de grond liggen als het niet meer gaat, dat ze mij maar komen bij elkaar vegen!

[woodface]

*snickers* Of ze komen u bezichtigen.

[janegaudi.livejournal.com]

haha nice. en dan roepen dat ze niet aan mij mogen komen =P

[woodface]

Ja!