At last.... After many days of non-stop reading.... Many bike rides lost due to the nessisity to finish this book... J has finnaly completed reading his book.
The book was titled: The Once and Future King, and is based on the life and times of King Arthur. From the teachings of Merlin the wizard during his youth to the final battle between England and France, this novel was filled with honour, bravery, and the teachings of chivalry. I kind of think of this book as a bible, due to its unique feature of having many different people's stories into one. However, this feat was not done the usual way (one chapter about person 1, next about person 2, then person 1, then person 2...), but as five seperate books, once one was done a whole new story began, so it was more like reading five books. Along with the stories there were many detailed instructions such as how to make a battleaxe-proof door, how to correctly hold your weapons during a joust, where on the armor you should hit during a joust, and how to make a castle impossible to take by assault. I would rate this book five out of five stars due to the vast amounts of knowledge it gave me but also for the excellent way the author peiced this book together.
This book was the best one I have ever read, and kept my focus the entire time. I reccomend to everyone who reads this post: READ THIS BOOK. It will definatly be worth the time, and at the end you will wish there was more. That is all.
-J
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