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lindaunconventionalbookworms's review against another edition
4.0
This is actually a great story, even with all the morality and religious undertones, it is really well written, and I am really happy I had to read this for class. Will definitely check out more of the Fairie Quene later!
The style is amazing, how can someone write a long story in poem form, with the stanzas always the same, with both end-rhyme and alliteration? And it is also really good to see where some inspiration for contemporary books must have come from.
The style is amazing, how can someone write a long story in poem form, with the stanzas always the same, with both end-rhyme and alliteration? And it is also really good to see where some inspiration for contemporary books must have come from.
garleighc's review against another edition
4.0
I actually really enjoyed this! And I really didn't think I would! I don't know, I just liked all the characters... parts were confusing at times, but luckily my professor sorted it at all out for me eventually. I liked the story line, and I normally don't like action scenes in fantasy/sci fi books but for some reason I really liked the battles between the Knight and Errour and later on the dragon. I know this is supposed to be a huge allegory as well and maybe I didn't get the whole allegory down, but I liked the story and that matters a lot to me too.
zoe_'s review against another edition
Well … "read"
(Also, I love Tolkien but why do people think they have to use that love to make me feel guilty about not wanting to read this entire story? Urgh, literature is so intertextual, it's infuriating sometimes.) (But, like, it's also really, really cool.) (I'm just not that much into old poetry about some knight wanting to have sex with … whomever really - uhm, and Redcrosse is supposed to be the virtue of Holiness? haha, wait, I get it now) (Am kinda intrigued by the female knight in book 3, though.)
(Also, I love Tolkien but why do people think they have to use that love to make me feel guilty about not wanting to read this entire story? Urgh, literature is so intertextual, it's infuriating sometimes.) (But, like, it's also really, really cool.) (I'm just not that much into old poetry about some knight wanting to have sex with … whomever really - uhm, and Redcrosse is supposed to be the virtue of Holiness? haha, wait, I get it now) (Am kinda intrigued by the female knight in book 3, though.)
brynhammond's review against another edition
5.0
I never met language I like more. The Red Cross knight in book one is a dear, and later there's Britomart, she-knight. Stuffed with sex and violence. Such fun and earnest intent. Has the wild adventures of Boiardo and Ariosto but Spenser, bless him, is far more serious than they... like Malory after the frivolous chivalry.
kitausu's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars
I enjoyed this though I don't currently plan to read any further books
I enjoyed this though I don't currently plan to read any further books
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