Seguimos en el punto medio con esta serie de inspiración histórica, que aborda el personaje de Robin Hood desde una perspectiva que pretende ser más realidad y menos leyenda. Pero ojo a las palabras clave, inspiración y pretensión, porque, como el propio Donald reconoce, él es novelista, no historiador, y aunque la ambientación está muy conseguida, se toma muchas licencias con la Historia y en ocasiones se pasa con la fabulación.No obstante, es precisamente alguna de esas libertades la que lo redime de los excesos narrativos, porque a veces la historia gira en demasía hacia el folletín; y lo que en un Dumas tiene su gracia, aquí la tiene menos, de tantos giros y revueltas como nos vamos encontrando.Con cada entrega de esta serie me repito, pero es que es más de lo mismo, para lo bueno (novela histórica amena, pero no tan histórica) y lo malo (exceso de fabulación y un cierto efectismo). Read for a bookgroup theme of 'English legends' this telling of a story from the tales of Robin Hood was useful for presenting the history of the period and for neatly removing all the romanticism and 'cleanliness' of the period usually incorporated to ensure the 'merry men' part of the legend makes it all family friendly. This portrays the period as unsavoury, gory, treacherous and factional. I am glad that the book did not come with accompanying smells, although the descriptions of the various deaths etc were vivid enough to make this unpleasant reading for someone who really does not enjoy long descriptions of fights and deaths. As a historical tale I get the feeling that it is probably as accurate as a modern fiction writer could make it so that was helpful. As an enjoyable read, just not the genre for me.
What do You think about King's Man (2011)?
A far fetched fictional account of a well known piece of English history but well worth reading.
—Ari
A great sequel. Interesting read for sure. The book keeps you hooked on.
—Famessous
This series has got better as it has gone on
—jello
