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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Gawain Poet

3.69 AVERAGE

misterwombat's review against another edition

3.0

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I enjoyed reading about the history and critical analysis of the poem more than the poem itself.
I find the tale of chivalry and medieval Christian morality quite alien. At the end of the journey Gawain is supposed to put his honor ahead of his life yet nobody seems to mind that at the beginning of the story he lops off a strangers head in a "game" with the hope that the other player can't return the blow if he's dead.
Though I think the translation reads very well, I rate the story itself 3 stars.

nahlareadss's review

3.0

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I loved loved Simon admitage’s translation so smooth and singing

honeylemondrop's review against another edition

4.0

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Read it for my Arthurian class! Really reveals what the misogyny and roles of women were for that time period.

chicken_wang's review against another edition

3.5

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Guy screws up, blames the nearest woman.  Classic.

vraegan's review against another edition

5.0

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I used to recite this story, so it must be pretty awesome.

kracivi's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

anveri's review against another edition

4.0

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4.25

nostalgia_reader's review

3.0

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3.5 stars, but moves slow enough and alliterates annoyingly enough to round down.

trindade_claudia's review against another edition

5.0

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I read this poem because it was part of my course module for literature. I am happy that they added it because I really enjoyed it.

There is a clear moral to the story here, which I shall not mention, and it is lovely to read how this poem has some amazing magical elements, like the green knight, which is literally head-to-toe green.

If you fancy some poetry, go for this one.

ariana090013's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced