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King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green

2 reviews

revonue's review against another edition

adventurous slow-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? Yes

3.25

A pretty good treatment of the material. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Rape

threebluesocks's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I picked up the Puffin Classics version of this at a book sale (not sure if there's any differences between this and the listed publisher), and thought it was a nice summary of some King Arthur stories. It was a quick read and easy to follow. Honestly, the characterization is complete beans, but it's also funny, so I'm not complaining. Actually, everything about these stories is ridiculous, but that is okay! I had fun reading them, and it was a neat explanation of those pop culture derivations I've been interested in. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to know things about King Arthur stories but doesn't want to spend eighty years slogging through weird knight stories.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity and Kidnapping

These people kill each other constantly for any and every reason, women exist only to elevate men's stories, and there's some very unfortunate implications in the way white features are praised and multiple villains are described with opposing features.