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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
reflective
Sir Gawain is, dare I say, the best classic novel we've read this year in English: the extremely obvious alliteration makes for a fun reading experience that's not just boring verse.
If there is such thing as a not-boring classic, this would be the one.
If there is such thing as a not-boring classic, this would be the one.
My appreciation for this piece quadrupled since my high-school reading of it, particularly because I actually read it this time. Reading things is good! You learn stuff! You notice things you wouldn't notice otherwise! (Lesson to be learned: read things.)
[mars 2025]
let it be known je l'ai fini avant 11h comme promis
it's funny how the most interesting things about the legend are probably not on purpose? i had a class on it and the 'christianity' context made the story SO boring for me, i thought it intentionally had loopholes and loose ends, but turns out the ending seemed to be satisfactory enough for the audience back then which is so disappointing
nevertheless i will keep on thinking about these (which means it at least it impacted me) and it still was a very fun story!!
let it be known je l'ai fini avant 11h comme promis
it's funny how the most interesting things about the legend are probably not on purpose? i had a class on it and the 'christianity' context made the story SO boring for me, i thought it intentionally had loopholes and loose ends, but turns out the ending seemed to be satisfactory enough for the audience back then which is so disappointing
nevertheless i will keep on thinking about these (which means it at least it impacted me) and it still was a very fun story!!
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
slow-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
I thought the Middle English would be hard to tackle but this edition made it very accessible, with glosses and footnotes guiding you through it. The language itself is really fun to read, with all these long, throaty alliterative phrases. There's also a real joy in piecing together how different words evolved into modern English (for instance "all one" becoming "alone").
As far as the story goes, it is delightfully horny and weird ("Hir body was schort and thik, / Hir buttokes bay and brode;") and there's definitely a whole S&M undertone to the whole ritual beheading.
As far as the story goes, it is delightfully horny and weird ("Hir body was schort and thik, / Hir buttokes bay and brode;") and there's definitely a whole S&M undertone to the whole ritual beheading.