It's short, barely 150 pages. I'd originally read it back in grad school, and although I remembered the premise (really, who could forget it?), I'd forgotten all the details, so it was all new again. It's narrated (using medieval conventions of speech) by a small friar, Brother Parvus, who is central to the plot because he is the most adept with languages of those in the village. He tells the tale of how the galaxy is converted to the feudal system and the Holy Roman Church with sly humor, and indicates when he's making up dialog because he wasn't present for the conversation. It's a fun book. Apparently it was adapted into a movie some years ago with John Rhys-Davies as Brother Parvus (naturally). I'll have to see if I can track down a copy somewhere.
Another Day, Another Book
It's short, barely 150 pages. I'd originally read it back in grad school, and although I remembered the premise (really, who could forget it?), I'd forgotten all the details, so it was all new again. It's narrated (using medieval conventions of speech) by a small friar, Brother Parvus, who is central to the plot because he is the most adept with languages of those in the village. He tells the tale of how the galaxy is converted to the feudal system and the Holy Roman Church with sly humor, and indicates when he's making up dialog because he wasn't present for the conversation. It's a fun book. Apparently it was adapted into a movie some years ago with John Rhys-Davies as Brother Parvus (naturally). I'll have to see if I can track down a copy somewhere.
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Baby, It's Cold Outside...
So, it was -10°F outside when I got up this morning, just before sunrise. I don't recall ever seeing a colder morning. Just thought I'd mention it.
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Halloween 2014
It's a chilly, windy, misty night here, so there hasn't been a lot of trick-or-treat traffic so far. That a shame, because it was pretty nice out…
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We're Having a Heat Wave...
For the first time in what has been an extraordinarily temperate summer, the temperature has broken 90° here at Casa Machina. We are the midst of…
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