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A review by btwjournals
The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd
2.0
Plot: The Canterbury tales follows a very mixed group of people as they go on a pilgrimage. Each has their own individual stories which they tell as the story progresses. Occasionally being interrupted by annoyed others. I didn‰ЫЄt really know what to expect with the stories but they were all very individual and set to the time period. I thought they were very interesting but I found them quite hard to get into.
Characters: One character who famously stood out was the wife of Bath. Her was of storytelling was more easy to read and slightly more interesting than the rest. The characters interact well with each other and interrupt each other‰ЫЄs stories which I though was really creative and efficient.
Favourite aspects: I did like the way other characters where annoyed by the stories and the interactions they had as it made it appear very real. You did not learn much about the characters specifically however.
Themes: There are themes or love, sex and crimes which obviously are a combination which goes very well together and make for interesting reads.
Structure: The stories all vary in lengths and are set up as a prologue and a chapter which meant there was a good interdiction to each section which made it flow nicely and easy to read.
Characters: One character who famously stood out was the wife of Bath. Her was of storytelling was more easy to read and slightly more interesting than the rest. The characters interact well with each other and interrupt each other‰ЫЄs stories which I though was really creative and efficient.
Favourite aspects: I did like the way other characters where annoyed by the stories and the interactions they had as it made it appear very real. You did not learn much about the characters specifically however.
Themes: There are themes or love, sex and crimes which obviously are a combination which goes very well together and make for interesting reads.
Structure: The stories all vary in lengths and are set up as a prologue and a chapter which meant there was a good interdiction to each section which made it flow nicely and easy to read.