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Summary: Don't Read Too Much in One Night!
Review: I had to read "Sword in the Stone" and "Queen of Air and Darkness" from this book for school, but didn't have the fortune to read it over the summer. I thought that the book was okay, but my teacher gave us way too much to read each night. We had to read about 4-6 chapters a night. That's a little too much for me to digest in such a short time period. At least if I had been assigned this book over the summer, I could have read this book in a more leisurely pace. I rented "Camelot" before the test over the book, but it turned out to be based on the 3rd or 4th book. It did help somewhat about the lessons that Arthur learned as different animals. Now I will have at least some background information when we come back to the 2nd half of the book. This isn't a bad book, it's just that I was forced to read too much in too little a time period.
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Summary: Amazon ought to have a minimum-age requirement for reviewers
Review: Or at least, have a reviewer state his age. That way, one wouldn't have to read children's oppinion of their homework. I read reviews to decide whether to buy a book or not, and would like to do it efficiently. This was one of the best books I've ever read, and I've read a few.Reviewer's age: 40.
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Summary: Only Mordred's offspring would hate this book
Review: This is one of my all time favorite books, right up there with Huck Finn. I feel sorry for readers who can't get past some of the specialized lexicon White uses. There is so much more to the book than medieval arcana. It's a spiritual journey foremost, full of good vs. evil, sexual cluelessness, and a surprize conclusion with BAD guys winning in the end, sort of... On only the most shallow level, is this book a fantasy. It is a brilliantly conceived novel about the vagaries of human nature, and the destiny of the human race. Although the story IS make believe, it is one of the most truthful books I have ever read. I've just finished reading it for the 4th or 5th time and writing about it here makes me want to do it again.
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Summary: painful and slow
Review: I tried, I really tried to read this book but could only manage about 160 pages of this 600 page monster. He alludes to so much Latin, French and yer ye Olde English, it was virtually impossible for me to follow along. Many of the words he uses are not in modern dictionaries, so if you don't have a good command of English or have good reference material, TH White can leave you guessing alot of the time. Usually I can guess meanings through context clues but in this book it was much harder than usual. Of what I read, none of it flowed smoothly from chapter to chapter, it just jumped all over the place. By the time Wart was a bird for the second time, I was screaming, get on with the story!
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Summary: Challenging, stimulating, enjoyable through and through!
Review: Unlike most Schmuck reviewers who "had" to read this book to satisfy some trite graduation requirement, straining their cerebral cortices beyond all human physiological capabilities, I submitted myself to the challenge of my own volition. Having read the book over 10 years ago, (over the course of some months, since I had to look up most of the words in the dictionary I carried around with me to supplement my reading), I've recently ordered another copy. T.H. White's rare insight into both the comic and tragic aspects of the human condition is evident on each and every page. Through his wry whit and profound wisdom he truly helps to illuminate man's foibles as well as elevate his spirit. Through the dynamic character of Arthur, we come to see both the futility, and the necessity of the struggle to try to make the world a better place, one where people may yet "come to reason," (p. 639): A message as profound and relevant today as it was in 1939, when the story was first copyrighted. After so many years, I still enjoy each anecdote, both for their humorous, as well as intellectual value. I mark this book as one of the truly great works of literature of all time!
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Summary: funny, poetic and introspective
Review: I just read some of the other reviews done on this book by other readers, and I must disagree with quite a few of them. For those of you who like to read something with a bit more substance than most things published today, I highly reccomend this book. I picked it up in a used bookstore that had a narrow selection as something to pass the time. I was very surprised by the beauty of this book and have reccomended to everyone I know who reads. The portrayal of Launcelot was quite different from the way I had seen him portrayed before. The characters in this book are very fleshed-out and the problems that they face and the events that shape them are still relevant today. Certain scenes were reminiscent of Lewis Carrol's satiric absurdity while others were tragic and touching. I have read quite a few bad books lately, and this one reminded me why print will never die.
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Summary: Intelligent, exciting and funny
Review: If you can get through about the first 30 pages the book is unbelievable. I too, like most people, had to read it over the summer. It's so interesting especially all the scandals, rumors, romance, and fierce Knights. Anyone who has some patience and intellect will LOVE this book it gets you hooked!
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Summary: some typos do exist
Review: I did however, on my reading, locate about ten typos in the book that I would like to report to the publisher ready for the next printing. Does anyone know how I can get in touch with Ace Edition publishing company? Preferably online?
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Summary: rather enthralling and purely wonderful
Review: I had to read this book over the summer for my senior thesis class. Now, I'm not the kind of guy who likes to do "schoolwork" so the book was not high on my list of things to do. However, once I borrowed it from my library and started reading it, I couldn't put it down. The book's excitement held my attention and made me continue reading to find out what would happen next.
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Summary: i didnt enjoy it at all
Review: i, along with a bunch of people in my district had to read this book for summer reading. i found it dull. i could barely work throught it, and i love to read. normally i ready very quickly but this was just to awful.
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