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10. A Morbid Taste for Bones completed!
Now reading Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Macguire. 9. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson.
Having a go at A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters. Glad you liked A Rare Benedictine. A Morbid Taste for Bones is the official "first" book in the series, and I hope to get to that book soon. The Harding books sound good as well. LT has given me SOOOO many series to try - I'm almost hoping that I dislike some of them so there's less pressure! ... ... would get even more background of the period and she would be able to obfuscate the reader more successfully. I'm assuming Morbid Taste for Bones is the first one?
One of my "jobs" for next year is to organize my mystery "series". I added so many this year as a result of recommendations on L ... ... think you will continue on to the main Brother Cadfael series after your introduction to A Rare Benedictine? I enjoyed A Morbid Taste for Bones and expect to pursue the rest of the series, but I'm dealing with the backlog on my shelves right now. ... think you will continue on to the main Brother Cadfael series after your introduction to A Rare Benedictine? I enjoyed A Morbid Taste for Bones and expect to pursue the rest of the series, but I'm dealing with the backlog on my shelves right now. ... reviews, only 17 to go, now 16. Sadly, no more trilogies etc. so that I can knock off multiple books together.
Next is A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters. This is the first of a long series of Brother Cadfael mysteries. I have watched many televised episodes, in no particular ... ... I really liked this story of science gone astray and the people whose lives are affected by it; highly recommended
350. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters - the first book in the Brother Cadfael series, which I have never read before, and I enjoyed it; recommended
351. Have Spac ... ... of history books vs. fiction isn't which one is trustworthy, but which have the apparatus to let you question the book. Morbid Taste for Bones has no historical note at the back, no bibliography, no footnotes -- in short, nothing that would let the student, coming to this period for the ... Well, I've read A Morbid Taste for Bones and it's very good (probably my favorite of the Cadfael series), but no, never had fiction assigned for a history course. Maybe the prof is trying to make a point about the way saints' relics were treated in the Middle Ages? ... selection of textbooks. The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Prince make sense to me but the other two, Gates of Fire and A Morbid Taste for Bones strike me as strange. Historical fiction used as textbooks? Has anybody else seen anything like this?
edit: do all touchstones lead to Harry Pott ... A Morbid Taste for Bones and The Knocker on Death's Door.
My mother used to read them in Braille format on her bus commute to work, and when some patronizing soul would ask her "What are you reading, dear?", she would take great pleasure in telling them the title. ... /Historical
012 - Ellis Peters - Brother Cadfael's Penance - 346 - Crime/Mystery/Historical
013 - Ellis Peters - A Morbid Taste For Bones - 250 - Crime/Mystery/Historical
014 - Ellis Peters - The Confession of Brother Haluin - 205 - Crime/Mystery/Historical
015 - Ellis Peter ... ... ey
The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry
Someone to Love by Kasey Michaels
Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb
A Morbid Taste For Bones by Ellis Peters
The Duke by Gaelen Foley (re-read)
Lord of Fire by Gaelen Foley (re-read)
... on the Tree by Susan Cooper, 3 Stars
25. Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee by Charles Shields, 3 1/2 Stars
26. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters, 3 1/2 Stars
27. Graceling by Kristin Cashore, 4 Stars
28. The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan, 3 1/2 Stars
29. Excellent W ... "Both men and women partake of the same human nature, Huw."
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
"Would you say everyone here holds by it?" "Oh, if I could but tell you."
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
"Who carried the wine?" ... virgin put him off with soft words, and escaping into another room, climbed out the window and fled toward the church."
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
"Well, well, did I say you had no faith?"
I'm reading A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
1. Where did you get this book?
I bought it from Amazon as the fourth book of buy 3 get 1 free. I bought it because a friend who is addicted to mysteries gave me a big box of books and there were several Brother Cadfael books in it. I ... #162 I read A Morbid Taste for Bones a few weeks ago and enjoyed it. I too will continue with the series. Have you read The Mistress of the Art of Death? It's also a medieval, forensic-type murder mystery series, only much better in my opinion. 54. A Morbid Taste For Bones by Ellis Peters 197 pages
I'm not one for mysteries or detective stories, I'll readily admit that. However, the prospect of a historical mystery written by Edith Pargeter under a pseudonym meant that I couldn't resist.
This is the first in the ... A Morbid Taste for Bones is winging its way to me and I have the second as well. Can't wait!!! >47: They start with A Morbid Taste for Bones and go for 20 volumes. If you like historical mysteries, you really should try them. ... on the Tree by Susan Cooper, 3 Stars
25. Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee by Charles Shields, 3 1/2 Stars
26. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters, 3 1/2 Stars
27. Graceling by Kristin Cashore, 4 Stars
28. The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan, 3 1/2 Stars
29. Excellent W ... ... on the Tree by Susan Cooper, 3 Stars
25. Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee by Charles Shields, 3 1/2 Stars
26. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters, 3 1/2 Stars
27. Graceling by Kristin Cashore, 4 Stars
28. The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan, 3 1/2 Stars
29. Excellent W ... I read A Morbid Taste for Bones this month (my first Ellis Peters mystery and really enjoyed it. I'll be reading more in the series and also checking out her historical fiction.
edited for spelling Oh wow, I'd completely forgotten about Ellis Peters...! I have A Morbid Taste for Bones down on the shelves somewhere, but its existence was somehow wiped from my brain... guess that means it's time to dig it out again (the book, not my brain... though that might help on a Monday like this). #12-A Morbid Taste for Bones I love this series & one of the things i enjoy about is the language-it is so much a part of the flavor, some might call it arcane, but it adds immeasurably to the atmosphere & really takes you back to the Welsh border country of the 12th Century. They didn't talk ... I remember the TV episode of this one (A Morbid Taste for Bones) on PBS--very enjoyable as well. ... or/Number_6_Blue.png">
197 Pages
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
In 1137 a delegation of monks from Shrewsbury Abbey in England, journey to Gwytherin Wales to collect the sacred remains of Saint ... New books added to my library today:
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis
I think I'm out of control with the book buying thing. I just can't ... I was just in Wales with Brother Cadfael's first adventure, A Morbid Taste for Bones.
... Heretics Apprentice
X 7) The Pilgrim of Hate
X 8) Wizard's Hall
X 9) The Summer of The Danes
X10) A Morbid Taste for Bones
X11) The Holy Thief
X12) A Rare Benedictine
X13) The Rose Rent
X14) Journal: The Short Life & Mysterious Death of Amy Zoe Mas ... ... on the Tree by Susan Cooper, 3 Stars
25. Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee by Charles Shields, 3 1/2 Stars
26. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters, 3 1/2 Stars
27. Graceling by Kristin Cashore, 4 Stars
28. The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan, 3 1/2 Stars
29. Excellent W ... ... siècle qui ressemble davantage à un roman sentimental un peu pénible et dont on peut se dispenser (à mon avis).
7-Trafic de reliques
Une enquête menée par le Frère Cadfael dans l'Angleterre médiévale (ou alors c'est au Pays de Galles?!) dont j'ai déjà tout oublié.
8-La Just ... I liked Anansi Boys a lot! And A Morbid Taste For Bones is one of my favorite books. Faro's Daughter has A Morbid taste for Bones. When Death Comes for the Archbishop, She's Leaving Home for a Skull Session. ... Procedurals
1. Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
2. Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason
3. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
4. The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell
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A Morbid Taste for Bones is the first in the Brother Cadfael series, set in medieval England. Ellis Peters was the pen name of Edith Pargeter, a woman of many talents and enormous literary output. This book was splendidly written, not only entertainingly, but also ... White Death by Clive Cussler
A Taste for Death by P. D. James
Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
Old Bones by Aaron Elkins
Flight of the Old Dog by Dale Brown Finished No. 86
Starting No. 87 Ellis Peter's A Morbid Taste for Bones
Again, not from the TBR pile, which still = 57
... from everyone else, this is my first Ishiguro and it's started off excellently :)
Library books borrowed yesterday = A morbid taste for bones (my first Ellis Peters) and Interesting Times which I've since discovered I've read before, didn't think I had. Recently purchased:
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (purchased for the book club I just joined, yay!) ... two subjects somewhat related by location, time, characteristics of protagonists?
How about Pillars of the Earth and A Morbid Taste for Bones (or any of the Brother Cadfael series). Both of these are set during the time of the civil war between King Stephen and Queen Maud.
Or maybe one ... ... by Chinua Achebe
2. First in a Series
1. Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus) by Ian Rankin
2. A Morbid Taste for Bones (Brother Cadfael) by Ellis Peters (I've NEVER finished this!)
3. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
4. The Mysterious Affair ... ... time, because I thought this was great fun.
Edited to add that I wrote too soon! A second package just arrived with A Morbid Taste for Bones ... another great choice. Thanks! (The packing slip on this one has my Santa's name on it so I'll send a personal thank you as well.) I'm rather fond of Stephen Thorne's reading of the Brother Cadfael series. :)
I like Flo Gibson's readings of Jane Austen's works.
aaaand Neil Gaiman is beyond excellent in reading his own works. :D I need some light reading--so A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters. I've started re-collecting that series. 101. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
102. I, Coriander by Sally Gardner
103. Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman ... classic.
Teach Like Your Hair's On Fire by Rafe Esquith
Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben (his first Myron Bolitar book)
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters (the first Brother Cadfael myster)
What a productive day at B. Dalton! ... by G. K. Chesterton
2. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
3. Valley of the Shadow by Peter Tremayne
4. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
5. The Law and the Lady by Wilkie Collins
6. The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories by Henry James REREAD
7. Th ... ... with most of the above mystery authors but none of the Golden Age or Noir ones really caught on with me. And I tried A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters but I wasn't in the mood for the Medieval setting. I do have a collection of Sherlock Holmes that I plan to read, again someday. ... wonder if it would have been more captivating to start with an earlier book in the series, such as A Rare Benedictine or A Morbid Taste for Bones.
It could very well be that it's not your thing. A very big part of the attraction for me was the illustration of the different kinds of faith ... ... Harry Kemelman has some fun mysteries with a very practical rabbinical viewpoint on people and life. Dorothy Sayers and Ellis Peters are two of my other favorites who bring in plenty of moral and ethical issues.
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