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hydroxicacid's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
r_snail52's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
3.75
A pretty good saga all things considered- I enjoyed the progression through generations- the dragons- my heart hurts for fafnir- and the drama between Gudrun and Brynhild was pretty good
snowblu3's review against another edition
4.0
Read this THREE TIMES for my GoT history class.
1: General assigned reading.
2: Studying for the midterm.
3: Working it into my final essay.
I kind of love this book.
1: General assigned reading.
2: Studying for the midterm.
3: Working it into my final essay.
I kind of love this book.
bacchicecstasy's review against another edition
3.75
Child murder: a brief introduction. This was a great saga, brutal, and at times hilarious. There were some points, names and references that were v confusing to me, might be easier to understand if you have more of a background in norse myth
hauteclere's review against another edition
4.0
A very nice presentation of this ancient saga, with good notes and context. I enjoyed reading the story of Sigurd of the Volsungs, which has many commonalities with the Song of the Nibelungen that came later.
litelbokewyrm's review against another edition
4.0
Sibling incest, revenge, love, drama, nonchalant murder of children, more drama, my man is better than your man, repeat.
baby_loona's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
inspiring
mysterious
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
5.0
holdenn93's review against another edition
4.0
A pretty fascinating legend with mysterious roots, brimming with all the violence and family drama and dragon slaying you can want. It's pretty wild.
hstapp's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting tale. The introduction is a boring, but the tale itself is good. The story is written in such a way as to be slightly humorous. It proclaims itself to be a saga in several places, and occasionally will throw in a weird short sentence at the end of other sections. Honestly these little sections, are why I like the book. The content of the saga is pretty standard, only with more offhand killing.
stateofiction's review against another edition
4.0
I mean if you gave this some more development, this would be a baller adaptation