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thefairfae's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
3/5
⚠️CW/TW: Murder, Gore, and Death⚠️
I didn't have high hope going into this book because I wasn't the biggest fan of Beowulf but I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this book. I really liked seeing the progression of Grendel's personality and morals throughout it. This book kind of makes you sympathize with him but also makes you not like him at the same time. This book was also one of the first times I had ever annotated a book so as I was doing it I noticed alot of symbolism in the book and it was nice to see all of this compare to the Beowulf poem. I really like how it went more in depth with some of the other characters like Grendel's mom and the Dragon. I really ended up loving the Dragon even more than I did in the poem. I really enjoyed his chapter. I do want to say though there were a couple of chapters in this book I couldn't stand. One of them I didn't even completely finish because I just didn't like it all. Besides those few two chapters I did enjoy this book. It exceeded my expectations.
⚠️CW/TW: Murder, Gore, and Death⚠️
I didn't have high hope going into this book because I wasn't the biggest fan of Beowulf but I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this book. I really liked seeing the progression of Grendel's personality and morals throughout it. This book kind of makes you sympathize with him but also makes you not like him at the same time. This book was also one of the first times I had ever annotated a book so as I was doing it I noticed alot of symbolism in the book and it was nice to see all of this compare to the Beowulf poem. I really like how it went more in depth with some of the other characters like Grendel's mom and the Dragon. I really ended up loving the Dragon even more than I did in the poem. I really enjoyed his chapter. I do want to say though there were a couple of chapters in this book I couldn't stand. One of them I didn't even completely finish because I just didn't like it all. Besides those few two chapters I did enjoy this book. It exceeded my expectations.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Gore
rachelwierick's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
teardropsonmypaperback's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Gore
eemil's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, and Sexual violence
iamtaylorhope's review
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, and Murder
Minor: Infidelity
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