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Donna Marie
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Posted: Sept 03 2010 at 6:28pm \| IP Logged

Has anyone read The Sword and the Circle by Rosemary Sutcliff? If so, what did you think of it?

I know that some of her other books are on some of the recommended reading lists and I wanted to know if all of her books could be recommended or...??

TIA!

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Posted: Sept 03 2010 at 7:46pm \| IP Logged

Can't help, as I haven't read this one - only the ones in the Eagle of the Ninth series. But I do think these two past threads have lots of good general info about Rosemary Sutcliff books and her writing in general. She was very prolific.

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Posted: Sept 03 2010 at 8:02pm \| IP Logged

Thanks Mary! You might want to fix the 2nd link...you have an extra h by the http...

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Posted: Sept 03 2010 at 8:42pm \| IP Logged

Donna Marie wrote:

Thanks Mary! You might want to fix the 2nd link...you have an extra h by the http...

Got it - fixed now!

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Posted: Sept 04 2010 at 3:52am \| IP Logged

Donna Marie wrote:

I know that some of her other books are on some of the recommended reading lists and I wanted to know if all of her books could be recommended or...??

Short answer, No.

Flowers of Adonis is the first one that comes to mind that is definitely adult. Set in Greece, so I'm sure I need say no more.

However she writes exceptionally well and her 'not suitable' seem to be more the exception.

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