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and_so_it_goes 's review for:
Beowulf
by Unknown
adventurous
challenging
dark
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
It was fine. This was an assigned reading novel. There was a lot of repetition because it was originally an oral story, so half of the lines are just reminding you what happened a few pages ago. The prose of the Seamus Heaney translation was also lacking because of its relative simplicity.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, War
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Slavery