Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Beowulf: A New Translation by Anonymous

30 reviews

jfuel's review

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Engaging and surprising writing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Cursing

Several f-bombs

caitlincrtr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

ladymirtazapine's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

agentdrake's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Slavery and Torture

marthadude's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, and Murder

Minor: Animal death and Stalking

meganelise's review

adventurous challenging mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Minor: Blood and Gore

georgiaellenreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Gore

sarah984's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

3.0

If you're not a fan of Beowulf the poem (full disclosure that I am not, way too much meandering and masculine posturing) this won't exactly change your mind. I didn't really find it particularly feminist as advertised, aside from a few jabs at how many women in the poem go unnamed and gendering the dragon.

The modern language generally works well, though a few bits did stand out as kind of silly. Overall, it feels like a drunk guy clamouring to tell a story in a bar, which feels accurate to the original. I think I might have liked it more as an audiobook.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, and Violence

wherethebooksgo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Blood, Cursing, and Death

noslowregard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence