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Dec 22, 2018zipread rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
It’s a shame that other readers of this book have found it boring. But as a reader of, what I think is virtually everything Cornwell has written, I’m afraid I’ve got to agree with their verdict. Previously, Cornwell’s swashbuckling novels had been jam packed with adventure: think Sharp in that series of adventures set in the Napoleonic wars; think of his novels set in England of the seventh century; think of Agincourt; my favourite Cornwell. Historical fiction one and all. And while Fools too is historical fiction set in Elizabethan England, this novel represents a 180 degree from what he usually writes about. And while Cornwell does a good job liming his protagonist, better than most of his previous novels, this probably will not be the novel that sinks its terrier fangs into you without relenting till the very last word. Nope. As for me, it too hoped with patience till I got to the point of no return with Fools and Mortals; to where I had to keep reading. Not well received and disappointing. This must be Cornwell’s attempt at something else. Maybe he’s gotten tired of buckling swash. Too bad.