Sharpe's Triumph by Bernard Cornwell

This book is the second installment of Mr. Cornwell's Sharpe series.

It was lent to me by very eager hands, assuming i would find it to be just as enthralling as he did.

I did not.

Don't get me wrong, the book was fun. The characters were quite fleshed out and the storyline is meant to follow actual historical figures and events but something was still missing. It felt a little too forced.

The character of Sharpe is the everyman who gets lucky. Of course luck is where preparation meets opportunity. He is a very innately capable soldier and is given the chance to prove it in precarious situations.

I guess this character felt a bit like me. I just can't wait to be put in situations to which I'm unfamiliar just so I can show how adept I am at reacting and adapting. Perhaps the same is true for all actors......

I will probably not continue reading this series but I am glad to have reached out and touched a piece of Mr. Cornwell's literature. I can enter a conversation about his writing if the opportunity arises.

furthermore, I can continue to be the Sharpe of LA. Ready without preparation, able to impress, every pressing onward.