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A Morbid Taste for Bones [Mass Market Paperback]

Ellis Peters (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The first Cadfael and a great mystery Oct 14 2010
By bernie TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Mass Market Paperback
As with many books or stories that we get involve with, the characters and their relationships to others in the environment is an important as the mystery. Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter) strikes a balance between the characters, history and the mystery. Sprinkled throughout is faith, and a chance that they (the monks) may be correct in the explanation of saints and how the world works.

The external environment is the ongoing 11th century civil war between English King Stephen and his sister the Empress Maude. We also have references to the different societies as they travel to Wales. These become more relevant as the series progresses.

The inward struggle between faith and power is depicted as an individual monk is persuaded or wants to be persuaded to go on a mission to retrieve a neglected saint "St. Winifred." She lies in Wales and it happens that Brother Cadfael has a Welsh background, so he is charged with supporting the mission.

If you saw the movie you will immediately see the differences between it and he book. One main point is the fact that the monk was cured before the trip. The best difference is reviled with the detection and solution to the mystery.

One Corpse Too Many: The Second Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
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5.0 out of 5 stars The first Cadfael and a great mystery Oct 27 2007
By bernie TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
As with many books or stories that we get involve with, the characters and their relationships to others in the environment is an important as the mystery. Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter) strikes a balance between the characters, history and the mystery. Sprinkled throughout is faith, and a chance that they (the monks) may be correct in the explanation of saints and how the world works.

The external environment is the ongoing 11th century civil war between English King Stephen and his sister the Empress Maude. We also have references to the different societies as they travel to Wales. These become more relevant as the series progresses.

The inward struggle between faith and power is depicted as an individual monk is persuaded or wants to be persuaded to go on a mission to retrieve a neglected saint "St. Winifred." She lies in Wales and it happens that Brother Cadfael has a Welsh background, so he is charged with supporting the mission.

If you saw the movie you will immediately see the differences between it and he book. One main point is the fact that the monk was cured before the trip. The best difference is reviled with the detection and solution to the mystery.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to the Cadfael series May 22 2002
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
I've read the first five books in this series and I love them all! A Morbid Taste for Bones may not even be the best of them, but do read the stories in order, there are a few small spoilers in later books. And it is great to see the characters develope over time.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good for Light Entertainment
An English monastery's plan to bring back the bones of a Welsh saint runs into a deadly complication in this undemanding mystery. Read more
Published on May 20 2002 by Carlos Mejia
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic medieval whodunnit with a brilliant crime puzzle.
This novel is one of two by Ellis Peters about the medieval detective Cadfael that I've now read. But I'm hooked! Read more
Published on April 9 2002 by Godly Gadfly
2.0 out of 5 stars I discern no love of the subject
Though this
story was set during mediaeval
times, in an atmosphere involving
Benedictine monks and Christian
liturgical practice, I detected no love on the... Read more
Published on Jan 16 2002 by Michael Ezzo
4.0 out of 5 stars an absorbing tale...I'm looking forward to the rest
Life is full of twists and turns...and so is "A Morbid Taste for Bones." This "First Chronicle of Brother Cadfael" is the first book in a long series of... Read more
Published on July 7 2001 by NotATameLion
3.0 out of 5 stars A shame I didn't read this one first
Having read one or two Cadfaels before, I decided it would be far better to try and read the 20 volumes in order, both to increase the sense of storyline and allow myself the... Read more
Published on July 2 2001 by "moosifier"
5.0 out of 5 stars I love these books!
I am generally not a fan of mystery novels, because so many of them are so poorly written. The Cadfael books, in contrast, are masterfully written, delightful mysteries. Read more
Published on Jun 14 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars Great first in an addictive series
I have read the first ten books in this series (mostly) in order, and would recommend doing so. Otherwise, you'll miss referneces to previous incidents of importance, and also lose... Read more
Published on Jun 4 2001 by K. Eames
5.0 out of 5 stars Medieval murder, monastic setting
This story takes place in Britain toward the middle of the 12the century, less than a hundred years after the Norman Conquest, so the several groups involved have not had time or... Read more
Published on May 4 2001 by Alekos
4.0 out of 5 stars Ladies and Gentleman.... Brother Cadfael
Brother Cadfael introduced to us by Ellis Peters in a Morbid Taste for Bones is a brother at Saint Peter and Saint Paul Benedictine abbey in Shrewsbury. Read more
Published on April 30 2001 by booknblueslady
5.0 out of 5 stars A Journey Through a Decade
A Morbid Taste For Bones is the start of a 20-book series about Brother Cadfael. The Cadfael books are absorbing reads, as others here have stated. Read more
Published on Dec 4 2000
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