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damariica's review
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
kimminy's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- 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
This is a great concept, but… It never felt connected to Beowulf. The language was all wrong, too modern. There was too much philosophy and politics.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Cursing
midnightcomets's review
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
MISANTHROPIC STORY TOLD BY A MONSTROUS CHARACTER, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS ONES EVEN. Extremely interesting. Wish I'd read it for a reason that's not uni-related.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual violence
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
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
virdix14's review
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I really enjoyed the way that Grendel's violent tendencies are explained, not only in reaction to people's expectations but also his disappointed hopes for those not descended from Cain . Nice retelling. I liked the little modifications like Grendel's not being able to be harmed by weapons, which could explain Beowulf's desire to fight him unarmed. This deviates from the traditional view of Beowulf simply seeking an honorable, fair fight and thus matching Grendel's degraded views of mankind.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, and Blood
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
seanml's review against another edition
challenging
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
3.75
Poor Grendel’s life is full of accidents, the Dragon is the BBEG, the Shaper could say all this better.
Highlights: The strange warbling descriptions by Grendel.
Recommended for: Fans of the writing style of The Last Unicorn, and of course people who liked Beowulf.
Highlights: The strange warbling descriptions by Grendel.
Recommended for: Fans of the writing style of The Last Unicorn, and of course people who liked Beowulf.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Animal death
Moderate: Murder and Blood
Minor: Sexual violence
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