Reviews - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Gawain Poet

3.69 AVERAGE

jaredm97's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous inspiring medium-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

bex37's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lucy_sage's review against another edition

4.0

4.5
definitely one of my favorites

spaghettification's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My first real foray into Arthuriana! This was a lot of fun, especially having listened to the amazing audio version of an already spectacular translation. I'm listening to some essays on the history of Arthurian myth and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was highlighted as one of the best entries in the genre. I can't speak to how it compares to other entries (yet!) but it was very good and the alliteration was addictive. I don't know if the conclusion meets our current expectations of how to conclude a story in a strong manner but it was not written for a "modern" audience anyway and I enjoyed the balance between upholding an almost impossible chivalric code and the fallible human nature. Also,

Morgan did nothing wrong.

angew11's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious

One of, if not, my favorite story ever written. I get lost in this book every-single-time i read it. Have started making this my Christmas re-read tradition. Love it, love it, love it.

saralilyb's review

5.0

Read in anticipation of seeing The Green Knight film. The alliterative translation is so beautiful. If you can, listen to this one. The translator reads it. He also reads it in the original Middle English, which is a joy to listen to (for a little bit).