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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown, Simon Armitage

sierracreads's review

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4.0



Spoiler gawain returning to camelot to debrief after everyone thought he was dead

haleymk's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

klebere's review against another edition

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4.0

I’ve read this poem 5+ times now and it still continues to grow on me.

briesespieces's review against another edition

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4.0

I did NOT see that plot twist at the end coming at all!! Damn.

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usskrantz's review against another edition

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challenging lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.75

ohclaire's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed this! Super readable, although not very beautiful translation of a genuinely fun story. It's always nice to read ancient/folktale adjacent things that my far-back ancestors might have been told.

caitybell's review against another edition

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3.0

While I love any reference to Arthurian legend, this romance (yes it is considered a romance) misses the mark for me. While I appreciate it for its classical fortitude, I found the themes and characters to be redundant. Visually stunning and graphic, SGatGK does excel in its articulation and descriptions.

Find a good translation, people, that will also make or break this reading and is a must if you are not apt at reading in Old English.

tophat8855's review against another edition

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5.0

Oh I loved this so much in my teen years.

blackcatbinx29's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

5.0

It’s great! 

meganamyreads's review against another edition

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Not really a rating, more general smugness for reading medieval poetry.