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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
clockworkp's review against another edition
3.0
Está bien y es corto y entretenido, pero se nota lo diferente de la cultura antigüa y lo diferente que era la forma de narrar. Se siente lo anecdótico y fragmentado de toda la saga. Me resultó muy difícil entender las motivaciones de los personajes y por que tomaban las decisiones que tomaban incluso sabiendo lo que les pasaría con tanta profecía spoileadora.
Me quedo con las ganas de leer la saga de Ragnar y me interesaría leer más sobre estas leyendas en un formato más cohesivo que los textos antigüos.
Me quedo con las ganas de leer la saga de Ragnar y me interesaría leer más sobre estas leyendas en un formato más cohesivo que los textos antigüos.
gaggle_of_npcs's review against another edition
5.0
This is the best epic I have ever read. It kept my interest, has good characters and scenes, and is overall entertaining. I was skeptical at first because I'm not a big fan of Norse myth, but it was well worth it and better, in my opinion, than many Greek epics.
team_centerfold's review against another edition
4.0
I thoroughly enjoy this Saga and I really enjoyed this translation.