The Wake

Language. The first two times I picked up Paul Kingsnorth novel titled, The Wake, I just couldn’t get into. I’d go five or ten pages, and the language would drag me down. About a year after I thought I set the novel aside for good, I noted that it was the first in a trilogy, and the second installment was coming out. I bit the bullet, and entered the world of green men during the time of the Norman invasion, and settled into a barrage of Saxon fricatives and all manner of the patois of the eleventh century. I slogged my way through to the end, ready to read the second installment. Rating: Three-star (It’s ok) Click here to purchase The Wake from amazon.com.