Has anybody read this novel? (It's not by the Disney guy) I picked it up on the cheap (about $5 Canadian for a 300+ page hardcover) a while ago, although I've only gotten a chance to really get into it lately.
It's pretty good so far (I'm about three-quarters of the way through). It's about a Crusading Knight who returns home and deemed possessed of demons. He's taken to an abbey where he was cloistered once, and an old friend tries to exorcise the demons by having the knight relate his tale of the Crusades. There are fairly interesting (and as far as I can tell, mostly accurate) depictions of monastic life around the thirteenth century and about the Crusades.
Some of the battle and siege scenes are really interesting, but I'm particularly fond of the characters - the story is usually told from Franciso's perspective (the returned and possessed knight) as he relates his tale to Lucas (his friend and exorcisor), but it has a bit of Lucas' perspective as well. It'd be nice if there was a better indicator of when the perspective changes (it usually takes me a sentence or two to figure out who's speaking/thinking), but it's not too difficult to change gears. Both characters question their own motives as well as those of others, giving them a nice depth, while also often showing their shallowness (particularly Lucas, who doesn't seem to enjoy having his beliefs challenged or questioned).
Anybody know of any other work by this Michael Eisner? Any good?
It's pretty good so far (I'm about three-quarters of the way through). It's about a Crusading Knight who returns home and deemed possessed of demons. He's taken to an abbey where he was cloistered once, and an old friend tries to exorcise the demons by having the knight relate his tale of the Crusades. There are fairly interesting (and as far as I can tell, mostly accurate) depictions of monastic life around the thirteenth century and about the Crusades.
Some of the battle and siege scenes are really interesting, but I'm particularly fond of the characters - the story is usually told from Franciso's perspective (the returned and possessed knight) as he relates his tale to Lucas (his friend and exorcisor), but it has a bit of Lucas' perspective as well. It'd be nice if there was a better indicator of when the perspective changes (it usually takes me a sentence or two to figure out who's speaking/thinking), but it's not too difficult to change gears. Both characters question their own motives as well as those of others, giving them a nice depth, while also often showing their shallowness (particularly Lucas, who doesn't seem to enjoy having his beliefs challenged or questioned).
Anybody know of any other work by this Michael Eisner? Any good?
