A review by rixx
Grendel by John Gardner

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

This book decidedly tried to do things and talk about philosophy, but I don't like books that use everything just as a pretext to defend or show off philosophical principles. Didn't help that Grendel himself was just ick. I suppose this book is great for intellectual people with a brain and so on, but I found it unpleasant and yikes for the most part.

The dragon was rad, though.