Sharpe's Story by Bernard Cornwell Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Sharpe's Story
Book Review: How Mr. Cornwell Created Richard Sharpe
Summary: 3 Stars
This book, like "The Hornblower Companion" does for C. S. Forester, tells the behind the scenes story of how Bernard Cornwell came to write the series of books about British soldier Richard Sharpe. While such an account can't be compared to the Sharpe stories themselves for entertainment value, it is still a helpful book because it shows us where the author got some of the names, how he did his research, and how there was feedback from the visuals of the TV series that influenced the author's later novels.
This book is a rather short, quick read, and for those who enjoyed the Sharpe novels is well worth your time.
The one respect in which it disappointed me is that it failed to give us the golden key to how, unlike most authors (and readers), Mr. Cornwell managed to create a character so different from ourselves, yet one that nevertheless grabs our interest. Perhaps he did it without fully understanding it himself? At all events, that mystery does not detract from our enjoyment of the books, so it is a minor quibble.
Book Review: Just Perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a perfect compliment and addition to the Sharpe Series of books. It is also a good one to have if you want an overview of Sharpe and his life. Once again, Bernard Cornwell does not disappoint.
I highly recommend this volume to any and every Richard Sharpe fan.
Book Review: Needs more Process
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great little book for any Sharpe fan but I was hoping for a bit more on the research process. For example, does BC have a permanent staff doing research? Does he do it all himself? How does he organize information so as to not confuse the the story too much?Book Review: Not a Story but a synopsis
Summary: 2 Stars
When I sent away to Amazon for my own personal copy of "Sharpe's Story" I believed I'd be soon reading the untold beginning of Sharpe pre Army. It was my belief this book would actually reveal Sharpe the child, Sharpe the orphan and Sharpe the rebel leading up to his induction into His Majesty's armed forces.
You can imagine my disappointment when I found myself reading a synopsis of the Sharpe stories already written and NOT (what I thought to be) Sharpe's very beginning. Having all of the Sharpe novels, a book revealing the beginnings of Sharpe from square-one would be really cool.
"Sharpe's Story" was a disappointment, but only because I started out with a misapprehension - my mistake, not the author's.
Book Review: Sharp's Story
Summary: 3 Stars
The "booklet" details the story of the creation of the book series written by Bernard Cornwell. The story line includes the authors creation of the character (and other characters) throughout the series origination and background. Bernard Cornwell gives insight into the creation of his character and story lines based (loosely) upon actual historical events. The booklet does give some good insight into the book series but unfortunately also takes away from the effect of the series by casting doubt upon the true historical facts interspersed throughout the series.