New Review of This Time at The Deepening

Clayton Bye just posted his review of This Time at his little corner of
The Deepening
<http://reviews.thedeepening.com/2010/03/17/a-novel-about-richard-iii-in\
-this-time/> .

Joan
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author of This Time, a novel about Richard III in the 21st-century
website: http://www.joanszechtman.com/
blog: http://rtoaaa.blogspot.com/
ebook: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/3935

Hi Joan,
 
I think it's a very good review for "This Time" but I can't agree with his comment that Richard's display of emotion for his family as portrayed in your book, was unlikely as "..overt emotion of any kind would be seen as a weakness and thus avoided."
 
When their son Edward tragically died, Richard and Anne were reported as being mad with grief, which is a natural human reaction and certainly wasn't regarded as weakness.  I believe that Richard cared very much about his family and openly showed it. 

--- On Fri, 19/3/10, Joan <u2nohoo@...> wrote:


From: Joan <u2nohoo@...>
Subject: New Review of This Time at The Deepening
To:
Date: Friday, 19 March, 2010, 16:31


 



Clayton Bye just posted his review of This Time at his little corner of
The Deepening
<http://reviews. thedeepening. com/2010/ 03/17/a-novel- about-richard- iii-in\
-this-time/> .

Joan
---
author of This Time, a novel about Richard III in the 21st-century
website: http://www.joanszec htman.com/
blog: http://rtoaaa. blogspot. com/
ebook: http://www.smashwor ds.com/books/ view/3935

--- In , Mary Kelly <thisismillreef77@...> wrote:
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> Hi Joan,
>  
> I think it's a very good review for "This Time" but I can't agree with his comment that Richard's display of emotion for his family as portrayed in your book, was unlikely as "..overt emotion of any kind would be seen as a weakness and thus avoided."


I can't agree with the comment either. If anything, medieval men were more open with their emotions than modern men, and certainly more than 19th/20th century men.

I recall reading an account of one of Richard II's parliaments where all the lords burst into tears. It's a long time since anyone in the modern parliament burst into tears, let alone the whole House.

Medieval men all had a knife or a sword hanging at their hip, and the real 'sign of weakness' was any reluctance to draw it when provoked!

Brian W

There are two comments with the review. Clayton Bye posted the first
from an email I sent him using his son and wife's deaths as examples of
Richard showing emotion. The second is from me correcting where I read
about Richard weeping at his wife's funeral. I think it would be great
if either or both of you were to leave your own comments.

[:D] Joan

--- In , "Brian"
<wainwright.brian@...> wrote:
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>
>
> --- In , Mary Kelly
thisismillreef77@ wrote:
> >
> > Hi Joan,
> > Â
> > I think it's a very good review for "This Time" but I can't agree
with his comment that Richard's display of emotion for his family as
portrayed in your book, was unlikely as "..overt emotion of any kind
would be seen as a weakness and thus avoided."
>
>
> I can't agree with the comment either. If anything, medieval men were
more open with their emotions than modern men, and certainly more than
19th/20th century men.
>
> I recall reading an account of one of Richard II's parliaments where
all the lords burst into tears. It's a long time since anyone in the
modern parliament burst into tears, let alone the whole House.
>
> Medieval men all had a knife or a sword hanging at their hip, and the
real 'sign of weakness' was any reluctance to draw it when provoked!
>
> Brian W
>