Reviews

Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith

especiallysarah's review

adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

neenthefiend's review

4.0

This was so much fun. The illustrations are detailed and the actual verbiage made me giggle. My favorite form of escapism lately is nostalgic middle grade books, but this one proved to be a contemporary romp. If you are reading with a child, or if the child is embarking on a solo read, definitely continue onto the larger prose at the end. It utilizes accessible/silly language to explain the origins of the poem with a brief foray into the etymology of Old English and a formulaic break down regarding poetic devices.

dominicangirl's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

jeninmotion's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

My 6 year old shrieked "this is fantastic, when is the next one?" upon finishing. It is fast even as a bedtime story; took us 4 nights. 

daceymormont's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

dana_yamaguchi's review

4.0

idesofmarch's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

bibliobrandie's review

4.0

I'm torn because I did like this book but I'm not like in love with it. A retelling of Beowulf (obviously) and the monster in Bea Wolf is Grindle, a scowling neighbor tired of the neighborhood kids noise. He's nearly identical to Grendel except he doesn't eat people's heads. Instead he turns kids into old, boring, fun-haters, which is almost as bad. I enjoyed the black & white line art. The author's take on Old English is interesting, a good vocabulary builder (ha!) and probably a good one to read aloud, but makes it maybe less accessible for some kids to read on their own. I have never read Beowulf and probably never will. Had to look up what Fitt stood for. Learned a lot :P

hannieb's review

4.0

This was laugh out loud hilarious (but then again I have the humor of a 12 year old). Loved the history lesson of Beowulf at the back of the book.

The only regret is that I have a library copy and can’t keep it.

jazzajo's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0