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Dana (24 KP) rated Pearl in Books

Mar 23, 2018

Pearl

Marie Boroff | 1977

6.0

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This is one Medieval story that I wasn't a big fan of. The wording was confusing along with the story line itself. It was one of the more religious texts that I have had to read for my Medieval Literature class, and since I'm not the biggest fan of that kind of story, it obviously wasn't my favorite. This is possibly the same poet as the "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" poet, but I enjoyed that one more.

I recommend this to people who like Medieval Literature that has heavy ties to Christianity and convoluted plots.

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Dominique Marie (7 KP) rated Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in Books

Nov 28, 2018 (Updated Nov 28, 2018)

Back to the Classics Reading Challenge 2017
Category: Published Before 1800

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a medieval alliterative romance poem that is surprisingly deep for it's time. I really enjoyed it. The most striking thing about it to me was Gawain's character. He is a dynamic character which is not typical during that era of Literature. The imagery is fantastic. I chose the translation by Simon Armitage in audio book format. I really wanted to hear the poem spoken aloud, so this version was a great choice for me, and the introduction was very helpful.

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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Cold Days (The Dresden Files, #14) in Books

Jan 26, 2019

The Little Folk (0 more)

Why did I wait so long to read this book?

Why did I wait so long to read this book? Maybe I was afraid taking up the mantel of the winter knight would ruin a great character. Oh me of little faith. Butcher did a fantastic job. Humorous and heavy he actually answers some questions while he teases you over more. He even does some wonderful world building of the nevernever (14 books in and he still surprises) I found out more about the Fae in this book than any of his others.