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damariica's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Violence and Murder
kimminy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Cursing
islavita's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Violence, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
midnightcomets's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual violence
jjstoff's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Violence
rachelwierick's review
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
teardropsonmypaperback's review
- 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
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Gore
eemil's review
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, and Sexual violence
deimosremus's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Grendel's premise is simple; take the mythic poem of Beowulf, but make it take place from Grendel's perspective. What results is an introspective, nihilistic and existentialist take on the oldest villain in English literature. Grendel's character bounces between bouts of depressive episodes and lamenting on one's place within an uncaring universe, but is also injected with a sense of very dark humor. This is all the while keeping in mind the specific eccentricities of the original epic poem, and a clear understanding of it at that. At just over 170 pages, it flies by, and with it being a character study more than anything else, worldbuilding and visuals aren't as much of a concern... making it an even breezier read than it might've been otherwise.
Perhaps the most interesting thing is that for those familiar with Beowulf, the book's conclusion is an expected inevitability, but the added depth to Grendel as a character makes it explosive and exciting.
Graphic: Cursing and Violence