Beowulf (Signet Classics (Paperback))

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Summary: If you enjoy torturing yourself then Beowulf is for you.
Review: Lucky for Burton Raffel, Amazon requires me to give this work at least 1 star. This version doesn't even deserve that. I have to admit that Beowulf is by far THE WORST work of recognized literary merit that I have EVER encountered. The story centers around a most egotistical, self-glorifying man, Beowulf. The reader must endure pages and pages of Beowulf's constant bragging and babbling about his numerous "brave" feats. The only part of the story I enjoyed was at the very end when Beowulf gets killed by a fire breathing dragon. Fortunately, this is a very short book because if it had even been one page longer I would have had to resort to a slow, painful suicide (which would have been more interesting than "Beowulf"). I promise you will hate this version of Beowulf and you will regret every second of your life you spend reading it. If you are required to read this work, I strongly suggest you skip the "epic poem" and read the Spark Notes END

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Summary: Beowulf is boring
Review: This book is well written and a classic, but like most, it is extremely boring! If you want a book with the same them, but better, get Le Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Mallory or Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton, which is based on Beowulf, but is more exciting.