Review of "The Wake"

by Roger on Sun 2nd Nov 2014.

Written in a meta-language based on anglo-saxon adjusted to make it readable to a modern English reader. The rhythms of the speech drive the world-view of the characters (or vice-versa) which allows us to get an intense picture of what life might have been like in such a situation. The flawed leader, Buccmaster, is the centre around which te book revolves..