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Beowulf by Anonymous
3.0
3.5 stars
"O flower of warriors, beware of that trap.
Choose, dear Beowulf, the better part,
eternal rewards. Do not give way to pride."
I read this book for my 10th grade English class, and I get why it's considered a "great epic poem" and everything.
This book is very foundational and pretty much the backbone for fantasy. And we see a lot of ideas that J.R.R. Tolkien drew from Beowulf.
That being said...fantasy has come a loooong way since then. Haha.
Beowulf was a handful to deal with, and I kind of hated the book at the beginning, but we (don't really see but we know it exists) his growth and wisdom over the years. He ends up taking Hrothgar's advice regarding pride and prioritization.
We see Beowulf become less proud, and sacrifice his life for those he is bound to protect--then he passes on his wisdom to Wiglaf (beby beowulf), and we can see Beowulf's legacy unfold for the future.
It was fun, Beowulf, now I must move on.
Have a wonderful afternoon
"O flower of warriors, beware of that trap.
Choose, dear Beowulf, the better part,
eternal rewards. Do not give way to pride."
I read this book for my 10th grade English class, and I get why it's considered a "great epic poem" and everything.
This book is very foundational and pretty much the backbone for fantasy. And we see a lot of ideas that J.R.R. Tolkien drew from Beowulf.
That being said...fantasy has come a loooong way since then. Haha.
Beowulf was a handful to deal with, and I kind of hated the book at the beginning, but we (don't really see but we know it exists) his growth and wisdom over the years. He ends up taking Hrothgar's advice regarding pride and prioritization.
We see Beowulf become less proud, and sacrifice his life for those he is bound to protect--then he passes on his wisdom to Wiglaf (beby beowulf), and we can see Beowulf's legacy unfold for the future.
It was fun, Beowulf, now I must move on.
Have a wonderful afternoon
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
4.0
It was an entertaining plot and the most interesting school novel I've read.
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
4.0
This book was awesome. Usually here is where I select a quote that I loved from the book, but there were so many, I don't think I can choose!!!
"he didn't call me
beautiful first
he called me
exquisite"
"if you were born with
the weakness to fall
you were born with
the strength to rise"
Sorry I had to do multiple.
This book was like straight-up wisdom, and I wanted to highlight every freaking poem.
I really, really enjoyed this one, and I came out of it feeling even a little bit wiser.
The illustrations in this book were BEAUTIFUL. I could not stop staring at them. Also, I am very much obsessed with continuous line drawings because they just look so minimalistic and beautiful, and that is what pretty much this whole book was illustrated with.
I do think that I would have appreciated this book a lot more if I was older and had experienced heartbreak alike to the poet.
But this book had a wonderful feminist boost that made me feel empowered in who I was. I think everyone should read this book to reap the wisdom it has sown. I want to pick up the next book!
One more quote for you all.
"what terrifies me most is how we
foam at the mouth with envy
when others succeed
but sigh in relief when they are failing
our struggle to
celebrate each other is
what's proven most difficult
in being human"
"he didn't call me
beautiful first
he called me
exquisite"
"if you were born with
the weakness to fall
you were born with
the strength to rise"
Sorry I had to do multiple.
This book was like straight-up wisdom, and I wanted to highlight every freaking poem.
I really, really enjoyed this one, and I came out of it feeling even a little bit wiser.
The illustrations in this book were BEAUTIFUL. I could not stop staring at them. Also, I am very much obsessed with continuous line drawings because they just look so minimalistic and beautiful, and that is what pretty much this whole book was illustrated with.
I do think that I would have appreciated this book a lot more if I was older and had experienced heartbreak alike to the poet.
But this book had a wonderful feminist boost that made me feel empowered in who I was. I think everyone should read this book to reap the wisdom it has sown. I want to pick up the next book!
One more quote for you all.
"what terrifies me most is how we
foam at the mouth with envy
when others succeed
but sigh in relief when they are failing
our struggle to
celebrate each other is
what's proven most difficult
in being human"
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne
4.0
I wish it weren't in script form.