The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth

 

 

 Set three years after the Norman invasion of 1066, The Wake tells the story of a fractured band of guerilla fighters who take up arms against the invaders.

 

Good points:

I loved the topic as I never thought what happened after 1066 - shows as a species we haven't improved much!  War is still horrific!  

Very moving

The spellings and lack of capital letters, apostrophes and commas made this a unique reading experience

I  have now a realisation of how significant this invasion was and how much of our culture it changed

 

Bad points:

 Written partly in Old English, partly Modern - which made it tricky to ready (although after the first 2 chapters it did get easier), although there were some words I didn't get!  There is a glossary for some words at the back but this was useless to me as I read it on a kindle.  This is one of the few books I nearly gave up on - I am glad I didn't but it was hard going!