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A review by lizbethandthelifeinbetween
The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green
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3.5
I was really surprised by this book. I wasn't expecting it to be a retelling for some reason, I guess because it was a puffin classic, but I should have expected it because it is an actual book not a ballad or epic poem. This book is really different than all the Robin Hood adaptations. Maid Marian is the biggest example. I was pleasantly surprised by it. I can see where the silly comedies came from because this book has a very light tone to it and being a children's book the characters are rather flat, but they are more nuanced and developed than in the films I've seen. Also, Robin Hood is not a buffoon in this. Though stick fighting might seem weird to us today, it's made very clear in the book that it's a way of earning respect and you can see who the villain are and who will join the merry men based on how they fight the battles. I would highly recommend this.
I was really surprised by this book. I wasn't expecting it to be a retelling for some reason, I guess because it was a puffin classic, but I should have expected it because it is an actual book not a ballad or epic poem. This book is really different than all the Robin Hood adaptations. Maid Marian is the biggest example. I was pleasantly surprised by it. I can see where the silly comedies came from because this book has a very light tone to it and being a children's book the characters are rather flat, but they are more nuanced and developed than in the films I've seen. Also, Robin Hood is not a buffoon in this. Though stick fighting might seem weird to us today, it's made very clear in the book that it's a way of earning respect and you can see who the villain are and who will join the merry men based on how they fight the battles. I would highly recommend this.