Blood Red, Sister Rose (Coronet Books) [Import] [Paperback]

Thomas Keneally (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Coronet Books; New Ed edition (1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340365943
• ISBN-13: 978-0340365946
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,552,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The heroine had to suffer, too., October 8, 2002

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C. Bludau (Victoria, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood Red, Sister Rose (Mass Market Paperback)

The well-documented outline of Joan of Arc's story allows a skilled novelist plenty of creative space. Keneally's Joan, although resolute, is a human, vulnerable figure, unlike Mark Twain's saintly heroine.
This retelling emphasizes the very real sacrificial aspect of
her life. I thought the dialogue wonderful - plausible, informed, witty. To this former soldier, the ways Joan's fellow
military commanders skillfully translate her special charisma into battlefield advantage is imaginative. Joan's career after
Rheims is not covered. I greatly enjoyed this book, and its very different perspective.

5.0 out of 5 stars The finest novel ever written about Joan, May 30, 2007

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J. Martello (Little Silver, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood Red, Sister Rose (Mass Market Paperback)

Thomas Keneally is not an soothing writer. He recreates the horror, blood, and occult practices of 13th century Europe - it's not a novel for the fainthearted. But for fans of Joan and wonderful literature, this book brings her to life as no other medium ever has (with the exception, of course, of the great film "The Passion of Joan of Arc.") This Joan is a human being, a holy saint, a sybil, a warrior, and a real, flesh and blood woman with a somewhat bad temper and a good sense of humor! And her cast of characters! Who can ever forget the portraits of Jean the Bastard, Gille de Rais, La Hire and poor Jacques, the very put-upon father of Joan. His beautiful and pathetic love letter to Joan ends the novel.

By the way, the book only covers the period from when she first heard her voices until she is pulled off her horse by a Burgundian soldier...when nothing ever again went right with the rightness that made Charles a King. A underappreciated classic by the author of "Schindler's List."

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Where is the Inspiration?, February 16, 2000

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Ali Alizadeh - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood Red, Sister Rose (Mass Market Paperback)

Keneally is, no doubt, a skilled and knowlegabel writer, and this novel based on the story of Joan of Arc is very well researched, but as the story of a brave and mystical hero, it's a dry and inhumane read which lacks passion, courage and inspiration. It's all too rational, too predictable, too over-explained.