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apk98's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
michaelatrelby's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
fjsteele's review
5.0
More inflation, but I hadn't read this since grad school and forgot how just plain fun it is. It is also one of the best examples of the "compassionate hero"-- Böðvar frees someone from bullying and transforms him into a warrior.
tallbox's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
sandra_buckwell's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
wynter's review against another edition
5.0
Viking logic:
1. A woman runs away from marrying one guy. Surely she is willing to jump into an overnight betrothal to another the moment she is offered.
2. You have a treacherous nephew who tried to assassinate you twice. Must keep him alive, because third time is the charm.
3. So, you are coming to visit your brother? Better conceal your identity and fight with him until he realizes it's you then.
4. Discovered your marriage is incestuous? Doesn't matter, had sex ~♫
5. There is such thing as hacking your opponent's buttocks off in battle while he tries to retrieve the ring you dropped as distraction earlier.
6. Icelandic sagas are awesome!
1. A woman runs away from marrying one guy. Surely she is willing to jump into an overnight betrothal to another the moment she is offered.
2. You have a treacherous nephew who tried to assassinate you twice. Must keep him alive, because third time is the charm.
3. So, you are coming to visit your brother? Better conceal your identity and fight with him until he realizes it's you then.
4. Discovered your marriage is incestuous? Doesn't matter, had sex ~♫
5. There is such thing as hacking your opponent's buttocks off in battle while he tries to retrieve the ring you dropped as distraction earlier.
6. Icelandic sagas are awesome!
rhganci's review
3.0
Of all the Icelandic sagas we read this semester, this one was my least favorite. For all its material analogous to BEOWULF, the story of Hrolf Kraki, his giant battle, and all the rest of it was rather bland, despite Hollywood Jesse's excellent translation. It lacks the mythological quality of VOLSUNGA SAGA, and the character quality of LAXDAELA SAGA, and the story it tells is unimpressive on the whole. It was dry, mostly because it lacked a character that rose above the rest--a character like Grettir, like Egil, like Thorgerd, like Sigurd, on whom the story centers, develops, and untimately resolves, for good or ill. Hrolf Kraki is not that individual, and his saga, for all its analogous value, falls flat next to the others.
telltalelakej's review against another edition
2.0
the only reason this boring story got 2 stars is bc of that plot twist w bodvar at the end and also bc there was a pretty socrates lady at the end (also bodvar and hjalki are in love)