Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown, Simon Armitage

8 reviews

cmcrockford's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

A masterpiece of chivalrous and Christian propaganda until the sexism near the end puts a damper. Didn't know I was such a Germanic poet myself until I read all this alliteration.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Violence

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol

lightningstruckboy's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Violence

Minor: Sexism

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Not as good as Beowulf but enjoyable in the same sort of way. I appreciated the translator's explanation of different types of poetry and how that affected his word choices. Much like when I discovered Beowulf, I now am intrigued to read another translation and compare...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Minor: Violence and Infidelity

kanjichris's review

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Don't say you love the anime (A24's The Green Knight) if you haven't read the manga (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by unknown).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infidelity and Violence

hedsek's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

3.75

This was so much fun! We read the Middle English text with a reading group and I really enjoyed it. The ending is wild and the book is pretty humorous 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Infidelity

Minor: Violence

lydia_arvidsson's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Violence

marthadude's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Violence

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual harassment

One of the main events of this poem is the wife of Gawain’s host trying to seduce Gawain into committing adultery. There isn’t any actual infidelity. In addition, the wife is relentless in her seduction attempts and corners Gawain while he’s nude in bed. These scenes could be interpreted as sexual harassment preformed by the wife. The hunting scenes are also very graphic.