Review: What's going on?
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 12, 2013
Cuthberts Saga, preluded by a synopsis of Brindle's own, follows loosely the problems faced by King Cuthbert as he inherited a bankrupted kingdom.  It takes place roughly around the time of Alfred the Great.  He suggests the story be read aloud, with inflection and gesticulation, however, without proper punctuation, this proves a difficult task.It appears that the author assumes the reader is aware of the history behind his characters.  Aside from a brief, physical description of each character, there was no explanation of what each characters purpose entailed and even less development.  The targeted audience is definitely children, with a modest vocabulary and simple plot line, however, it seems almost too simple and with no clear direction.All together, this story left me confused.  The writing style lacked any structure, and there was no attempt at connecting the characters outside of the positions they held.  The plot was too haphazard to keep my interest.