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... because I'm a greedy, greedy person.

Today - oh wonder of wonders! - I actually managed to get away from school in time, and so I hit some bookshops again. Not the second-hand ones, tho, although those had been my primary targets. There was simply not enough time. For those, I'll need a full afternoon.

In any case, I purchased the following shinies:

1. The boxed edition of Primeval's first season. I love that series. I love British series in general - people in them look like, well, like people, not like a species unto itself specially bred for television like in American TV. Besides, Series 1 is cute.

2. "The Legend of Sigurd and GudrĂșn" by Master Tolkien himself, yeah! I don't know that one, but tell me honestly, could I have seen something like that in paperback, for a price I could pay without serious pain and not buy it???

3. "Pilgrim" by James Jackson, a historic novel about the Children's Crusade, taking place in 1212, also slightly post-Cadfael and post-Kingdom of Heavens. Even if it's a little behind "my" time, I think crusading vocabulary would come in handy when I finally get around to write that long-planned story about Cadfael's crusader years.

3. "Lords of the Bow" by Conn Iggulden, which is said to be the epic story of Genghis Khan. Which is an era and a slice of history of particular interest for me, taking place shorty before the Mongols overrun Hungary. Also vocabulary may be useful when I get around to write my story taking place in Harad.

Erm... isn't it a sign of serious obsession when I choose the books I buy based on the fact whether they will prove useful for writing fanfic? *g*

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Date: 2010-10-01 11:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com
And did I mention we managed to purchase the entire "Cadfael" series on videotape last summer for a truly bargain price? Now to find/make time to watch it. I'm trying to decide whether to watch it in the orer the books were published (watch the characters develop over time, plus see how past experiences affect future decisions) or the order in which the episodes were produced (Hugh Beringar is played by two different actors over the full series, and of course, Sir Derek is aging across the years).

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Date: 2010-10-02 08:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com
I only saw stands from the TV series, and I must say I'm a bit doubtful about it. Both Beringar actors are the exact opposite, look-wise, as the character is actually described in the books (as short, wiry and dark-haired), and Sir Derek, a genius though he may be, doesn't look at all like book!Cadfael at all. And the other monks all look creepy - like they were from "The Name of the Rose", not from Cadfael.

"The Name of the Rose", both the book and the film, creeped me out seriously. I didn't even buy the film on DVD, despite the Sean Connery presence, and the fact that it was on sale. *shudders*
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