Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer

3.47 AVERAGE

omwomack02's review

2.0
as said in class, bring back weepy men!!
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friendofmarlowe's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

diama373's review against another edition

4.0
The difficult part of this book is to get used to the way it is written. Apart from that, it is a interesting story, everything is described in a good way. It tells us the story of Troilus and Criseyde, how they fell in love, and apart. I really liked it, especially the ending because he wasn't expecting it at all.

Not much to say about, it is a classic story written by a great author.
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onejazzycat's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous sad slow-paced
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judemoon's review against another edition

2.0
DNF.

im marking it as read bc i had to survive 150 pages of Troilus being the worst human being so i deserve it

djla2009's review against another edition

3.0
Pretty cool. I'm not super knowledgeable about the history of Troy so idk if this was a retelling of a Greek story or if he made up a lot of the story. It was very dramatic and felt like it would make a great play.

At the end Chaucer adds a brief gospel message that felt a little out of place, kinda forced.

Overall a fun read, but a bit simplistic.

keystomyart's review against another edition

in my troilus era fr

leo_loves_books's review against another edition

3.0
emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ellawiltshire's review against another edition

2.0
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bellyfedele's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous challenging emotional informative slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No