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Love the Sharpe books

posted 13 years ago by greig-2
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Keep going to buy the DVDs but will find it hard to watch whilst still reading them. But when reading it is Sean Bean and Daragh O'Malley (is that right?) I see in my head.

[–] TopGunSGA 13 years ago

I've got several of the books, haven't read them yet though. But I suspect that when I do get round to them, I would be doing the same and picturing Sean Bean and Daragh O'Malley

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[–] jstang411 13 years ago

The books are great in a Pringles kind of way. Once you open them up you can't stop, but afterwards it doesn't feel like you had the fullest of meals (but I still have them all).

Great vacation reading.

[–] grendelkhan 12 years ago

Oh, I don't know; I think that varies from book to book. Some are far stronger than others, like Company and Enemy, thanks to the presence of Hakeswill, or Regiment, thanks to Simmerson. A good villain can really elevate the story. Waterloo was good as it helped bring the stages of the battle to life and gave me a better handle on things to rewatch the film Waterloo.

"Fortunately, Ah keep mah feathers numbered for just such an emergency!"

[–] gheilers 9 years ago

The original novels are outstanding. Cornwell's writing is exciting as well as educational. You will learn gobs of historical information, just through the plot and dialog. When I first began reading the series, I read all of the then-published books, back-to-back. I believe there were twelve, at the time, beginning with Sharpe's Rifles through Sharpe's Waterloo. I read them all in one month. I was so intrigued by them, and the history in general, that it inspired one of my most cherished historical miniature projects:

http://gregheilers.net/sharpe.html

Much later, I tried to begin reading the novels that had been written since then. Sadly, I could not get into them. I am afraid I burned myself out, by reading the first twelve in such a quick time-span.

:-(