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The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Rosemary Sutcliff

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susannah_n's review

3.0

Reading for the middle-grade book square on Books on the Night Stand reading bingo, I didn't have time to finish this before it went back to the library. I do hope to finish it one day, but I'll have to pick something else for my bingo square.

opinionhaver69's review

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4.0

sir kay failknight of all time. anyway say what you will about the british but we really popped off with arthuriana

katebull's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Some wonderful Arthurian phrases, but the tempestuous men are rewarded for quests by getting pretty brides, and then getting annoyed with them when they themselves dream of infidelities.

froydis's review

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4.0

I really enjoyed this book! It's written more like a chronicle than a novel, and it took me a couple of chapters to get into it. Once I did though, I was thoroughly swept up in the romance and excitement of the knights and their adventures. I think this book is actually right in the middle of a series, and it definitely doesn't end with the ending of Arthur and Camelot - that is yet to come. I look forward to completing the series!

travelgirlut's review

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4.0

I read this along with my daughter for school. I figured it was going to be another one of those simplified stories that are written just for kids, but this book pleasantly surprised me. The writing was intricate and detailed. The author definitely knows how to paint a picture in your head. The stories themselves start to get repetitive. There's only so many ways a knight can go out on a quest and knock people off their horses. But the stories were just varied enough to keep me going just so I could enjoy the writing. My daughter didn't enjoy this as much as me. I think the style of writing was too much for her, which makes me sad, because it was just so good. A great collection of stories about King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.

meelia's review

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3.0

A little slow for my taste but a good introduction into Arthurian Legend. The stories are short and more or less unconnected, so it was a fun book to pick up and read a bit of at a time, but not a real binge-reader. I especially liked all the parts with Merlin, and the tale of Tristan and Iseult.