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simoneclark's review against another edition
3.0
This one was as hard to read as the King James Bible!!!
lazwright's review against another edition
2.0
From my understanding, this is the text that is the based for the modern King Arthur legend. Olde English-y, long-winded, full of chivalry, "smote" and "clave" appear at least three times on every page. It was difficult to get through, as most of the story has nothing to do with King Arthur at all, but his errant knights who compete for favor, ladies, and power. Kinda interesting, mostly not. I prefer Bernard Cornwell's version!
daynosaur's review against another edition
5.0
To the haters, I recommend listening to the audiobook.
This book is so pure. It's not a thriller, a mystery, or an introspective look into some deep topic. It is simply a story about a bunch of knights going on adventures for the sake of adventuring, protecting honor, proving themselves, and saving damosels in distress. And that's what I love about it. Simple, pure, bold, and amazing. I have never cried more over a book. I highly recommend the audiobook.
This book is so pure. It's not a thriller, a mystery, or an introspective look into some deep topic. It is simply a story about a bunch of knights going on adventures for the sake of adventuring, protecting honor, proving themselves, and saving damosels in distress. And that's what I love about it. Simple, pure, bold, and amazing. I have never cried more over a book. I highly recommend the audiobook.
emalda's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
eddy84p's review against another edition
adventurous
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
2.5
hstapp's review against another edition
4.0
My wife and I read this aloud to each other, which seems a good way to do this tale. I quite enjoyed it. Malory combines many of the classic Arthurian legends with a few of his own into one cohesive story. There are some gaps, as well as some repetition, but to form such a cohesive narrative out of these stories shows great skill and a lot of research. It is a tale centered on Lancelot but Palomodies is the best.
sabregirl's review against another edition
4.0
It took me almost four months to read this book. That was only because of all of the reading that I had to do inbetween for classes and it was put off even though inside I was dying to read this book. I'm glad that I finally did! In college I read the chapter Le Morte d'Arthur in my Early British Lit class and I loved it. For years I had wanted to read the entire story and now I have. It was a wonderful read. I knew a lot about the Arthurian Legend before going into this book so at least I knew for the most part what was going on. All of the parts of the book were lovely though some times it felt that some of the chapters in certain books didn't seem like they fit. Especially in the Tristram books. The book got annoying especially when other knights couldn't recognize each other. But I suppose that would be common for having over one hundred knights in your companionship. But even the most common knights didn't know each other and that's what was really annoying. I was never a fan of Lancelot in the tales and even here I would get really annoying with him but I like how on his death bed he realized it was his selfish love of Gwenievre that Arthurs world fell apart. Interesting, I had never heard that before.