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doragt's review against another edition
Not exactly the same edition, but close enough. Not sure where I got this. It's not a very good translation; I'd rather look for a better one.
aliteralfield's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
A slog! It was mostly dull but had moments of interest. I was mainly looking at it in compassion to the depictions of women in Idylls of the king and it was very interesting to see the huge contrast in Guinevere. King Arthur is far more ambiguous in his morals than in Idylls which makes him a more complex character by Tennyson. However both novels really don’t have a lot of Arthur apart from the start and end .
carter_20's review against another edition
Didn’t read the entirety but read large portions for a class and really loved what I read! 3.5-4 stars for those parts!
thewillowwood's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I FUCKIN DID IT LETS GOOOO
toadrose's review against another edition
4.0
[Did not read the book of Tristan]
Slow start, but worth the read for Morte alone. I actually enjoyed the Holy Grail episode, because of its mystical tone. The tale of Sir Gareth would be the easiest to pick up- it's funny, fast, and follows the classic quest plot.
In terms of readability, the glossary at the black is lovely, but you really should just skim until you slide into it. Sound out difficult words- v/f and y/i are largely the same letter.
Slow start, but worth the read for Morte alone. I actually enjoyed the Holy Grail episode, because of its mystical tone. The tale of Sir Gareth would be the easiest to pick up- it's funny, fast, and follows the classic quest plot.
In terms of readability, the glossary at the black is lovely, but you really should just skim until you slide into it. Sound out difficult words- v/f and y/i are largely the same letter.
kaydondino's review against another edition
2.0
This book needed more cutting off of giants' genitals, because that part was actually interesting. Basically, Arthur is a "king" who has shit home security who fights the roughly 90,000 other kings and knights in England and sometimes Europe (everyone in Europe then was a king, knight or random noblewoman wandering the woods, apparently. Only very rarely will anyone encounter a peasant in the woods). Strange shit goes down always at Pentecost because of his home security problems. Animals, strange knights, ladies on horses and carrying random bits of armor, ghosts and other stuff wander in periodically to give these characters a reason for existing. It's all rather boring and didn't address the most interesting parts of the story: do the young noblewomen running the postal service have a union? Where are the lady giants? How are giants propagating their species without lady giants? What are the best ways to prepare a dish of tasty Christian children? How can nobody find this questing beast of its stomach makes the noise of 20 dogs?
I didn't finish this book, obviously. It still gets 2 stars for the part where Arthur cuts off a giant's genitals.
I didn't finish this book, obviously. It still gets 2 stars for the part where Arthur cuts off a giant's genitals.