Reviews for Skeet and How to Shoot It

The average rating for Skeet and How to Shoot It based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-10-27 00:00:00 Dylan Ashe Clear, informative, thorough, and maintains the reader's interest throughout. A minor point given the scope of the text, but I disagree with Almond's decision to perpetuate the 'argument' for ambiguity surrounding Dame Juliana Berger's authorship -- I have yet to see convincing evidence for this. It takes no stretch of the imagination to believe that at least one woman in the entirety of the medieval era could be both knowledgeable about fishing & hunting and possess the desire & ability to write about it (Cf. Christine de Pizan's Livre des faits d'armes et de chevallerie). Otherwise I found this book to be enlightening and enjoyable, and would recommend it to other medievalists.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-02-24 00:00:00 Jan Schmelcher A decent overview of medieval hunting culture. Almond's emphasis on the universality of hunting is a significant revision of most historical thinking on the subject. As a hunter himself, he provides some important insights into the practice and ritual of the hunt. I can't bring myself to rate this higher, though, because I noted a few factual inaccuracies in the text. One, his inclusion of a specious website on female knights as a legitimate source, is glaring and makes me skeptical of some of his other claims. While I think most of what he says is backed by sound historical research, that website plants a seed of doubt.