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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.
arturner's review against another edition
4.0
I'd recommend trying to find an audiobook version to help get your head around the language. It's dense to start, but once you get 'into' it, it's an interesting read.
lucy_qhuay's review against another edition
3.0
This is an enjoyable read to readers who are interested in Arthurian myths, but I have to say it was a bit boring.
The way it was written, it seemed that all these characters were wandering around like lunatics, running from place to place, fighting, killing people, whoring and just mentioning the name of the Lord for no apparent reason.
I was expecting something more intriguing, with lots of action and mystery and it was all very mild.
I guess other people might find it more interesting than I did.
livefastread's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
alanabie's review against another edition
3.0
I liked Le Morte a lot - until I got to the book of Sir Tristram de Lyoness. This takes up about a third of the novel, and is usually not even about Tristram. I ended up skipping the last hundred pages and going to the next book.
lebelinconnu's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
sad
medium-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? Yes
4.25
roshk99's review against another edition
4.0
Finally get to read the original King Arthur stories. A bit overdone on the chivalry, but altogether a good book.
spitefulgod's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0