Flight of the Heron read-along: Part V chapters 1-2

[regshoe]

Tha's bahn' to catch thy deeath o' cowd...

Welcome back, everyone, and happy new year! We embark on the final Part...

Next week we'll continue with chapters 3 and 4 of Part V.

Comments

[regshoe]

They are a very lovely pair of chapters—even though Keith isn't in them. :)

Yes—it's a non-obvious and interesting angle to take on both Ewen's faith and his feelings when he thinks he's going to his death. I love the emphasis on specific place and its meaning ('over there, only there, on that one spot of earth...').

[friendofthejabberwock]

Well, ya know, insisting on being honorable and doing your best to torpedo your own career in the process has be tiring. He's allowed a break from being the POV character sometimes. :D

(But you're right -- I don't think there's a such thing as too much Keith.)

And yes -- I think the way that the narrative is so tightly tied to the land itself works especially well when the broader conflict is over the rule of that land. I really love the result, too.

[regshoe]

XD

I think the way that the narrative is so tightly tied to the land itself works especially well when the broader conflict is over the rule of that land.

That's a very good point! Huh, yes, Broster's strengths as a descriptive writer really go well with her choice of historical setting there.