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forget_me_knots's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
The sagas are great, and well-told. The introduction was kind of dry, but it provided a lot of interesting information about the characters and the history. I enjoyed the stories quite a lot.
dreamgalaxies's review against another edition
3.0
I'm sure I benefitted from Jackson Crawford's translation and adaptation of the text, but his delivery is pretty rough. Flat affect, and he talks too fast--which I admit is an ironic complaint from someone who frequently listens to books at 1.25-1.4 speed, haha. But the sections with the Volsungs were especially difficult to absorb spoken at this rate, because there are so many similar names and I found myself getting confused about which Sigmund/Sigurd was doing what. I preferred the Ragnar section--easier to follow with one protagonist. Otherwise, fascinating glimpse into the brutality and whimsy of early Germanic culture. Hopefully eventually someone learned something about marrying women off to men they didn't want to be married to.
cazxxx's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
4.0
andieb_x's review against another edition
2.5
Literally part of the core reading for one of the most stressful and terrible essays I’ve had to submit. If I could try this again without having to write an essay on it … tbh I probably still wouldn’t enjoy it.
Might return in a couple years with a better comment. But until then, ugh.
Might return in a couple years with a better comment. But until then, ugh.
toldotha's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely one of my favorite things to read, I could read this book again and again.