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243 pages • first pub 900 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393320978
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 February 2001
Description
Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then return...
Community Reviews Summary of 25,979 reviews
Moods
challenging 39%
dark 25%
tense 17%
inspiring 12%
reflective 12%
emotional 11%
funny 11%
mysterious 10%
informative 7%
sad 5%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 2%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 57% | A mix: 28% | Character: 13% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 52% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, GoreModerate
War, Grief, BloodMinor
Slavery
243 pages • first pub 900 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393320978
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 February 2001
Description
Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then return...
Community Reviews Summary of 25,979 reviews
Moods
challenging 39%
dark 25%
tense 17%
inspiring 12%
reflective 12%
emotional 11%
funny 11%
mysterious 10%
informative 7%
sad 5%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 2%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 57% | A mix: 28% | Character: 13% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 52% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, GoreModerate
War, Grief, BloodMinor
Slavery