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Title: The Heretic's Apprentice
Title: The Heretic's Apprentice
Series:
Brother Cadfael #16
Author:
Ellis Peters
Rating:
3 of 5 Stars
Genre:
Mystery
Pages:
256
Format:
Digital edition
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Synopsis: |
A young man returns with his dead master from their journey to the Holy Land. There is some question about whether said master can be buried at the Abbey due to some of his statements said many years ago. All is resolved.
However,
a jealous man then accuses the young man of heresy so as to get him
out of the way of a job. When said jealous man turns up dead, things
don't look good for the young man. Throw in a young woman, a dowry,
an Abbot that toes the Church line completely and you have a recipe
for a mystery.
Cadfael
and Hugh solve the murder mystery side of things and Ellis Peters
gets to view her theological views using various Abbots, Bishops,
whatevers. If we could only all get along, then it wouldn't matter
what we believe or the words we use to express said beliefs. (My
synopsis of Peters' views which I vehemently disagree with)
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My
Thoughts:
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Every once in a
while I am reminded that I am reading about a Catholic monk in the
1100's. As such, the views expressed by various characters can run
very counter to my staunch Protestant beliefs. But it makes for a
very interesting read instead of just a dull murder mystery. The
biggest thing that I enjoyed seeing was how the characters referenced
Scripture very rarely and various Church Fathers quite a lot. You can
believe in almost anything if you just go with what men have written
ABOUT the Bible instead of reading it for yourself. But even that
idea goes against everything that the Catholic Church calls
orthodoxy. Thank God I'm a protestant.
The whole mystery
part was rather blasé to be honest. The man we're supposed to think
is the main culprit practically has neon signs pointing at him, so I
knew it couldn't possibly be him even while having no other options.
I'm not the kind of reader that tries to figure the mystery out
before the main character. Besides, arrogant jackasses like Poirot
withhold information, so what's the use? I'm just along for the ride.
On a completely
non-review note, I've begun using “series” tags on Wordpress. I
have to admit, I never understood why people did that before, but now
that I'm thinking of organizing my WP site to be more user/link/post
friendly, I understand. I LOVE how my reviewing style keeps on
changing to meet various wants and needs. Still not going to see me
on twitter or facebook though.
★★★☆☆
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