readingslug's review against another edition
4.0
I read this in....6th grade? So I don't remember it enough to give it a rating but someone just recently mentioned it as one of their fav books of 2011 and then I remembered it and now I HAVE to reread it! Because I remember it vaguely and what I remember was pretty good :)
trasmussen's review against another edition
5.0
I adore this book. I reread it almost every year because it’s a fun story, sweet and captivating with a main character I relate to and love. It has poetic elements and a good plot that makes it a pleasant, fairly quick read!
magikskydad's review against another edition
4.0
I read this book over a decade ago in high school and recently found it in a used book store. I wasn’t entirely sure what I would get (I’ve grown up you see), but I was delighted by the lore just as much the second time around. I’ve read quite a bit of authorian retellings lately and this one is a beautiful and poetic version from the perspective of a character whom lore has been unkind to.
edgoff's review against another edition
3.0
I love a good book that flows in verse. The pages flew by easily and without restraint I was pulled into the story.
catpingu's review against another edition
5.0
This is another side to the famous legend of King Arthur, his Queen Guinevere, her secret lover Sir Lancelot, his secret admirer Elaine (The Lady of Shalott), and her own admirer Tristan (eventually one of the Knights of the Round Table).
Most is formatted as poetry, a continuous free verse poem that tells of the true sorrows of the mysterious Lady of Shalott towards the beauty Guinevere and Sir Lancelot during the reign of the wondrous King Arthur.
Luckily, Elaine, the Lady of Shalott, is has a true friend in dear Tristan.
Most is formatted as poetry, a continuous free verse poem that tells of the true sorrows of the mysterious Lady of Shalott towards the beauty Guinevere and Sir Lancelot during the reign of the wondrous King Arthur.
Luckily, Elaine, the Lady of Shalott, is has a true friend in dear Tristan.
scribesprite's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. I was a bit worried about the poem structure and I was also worried because it was about Lady Elaine. But I really could admire Elaine and her courage. And I could follow the book just fine. I really liked that the men were very chilvaric and honorable. The few women that were in the story were not pathetic and swooning all the time. They actually played a big part in Arthur's success. Elaine helped in a realistic way during that period in time. After I finished reading it I was smiling from cheek to cheek. Although I think that this book is more for girls, which is fine with me.
Hope to read it again.
Hope to read it again.
lumos_libros's review against another edition
5.0
Love it. At first I was intimidated by it since it was in poem form, but I shouldn't have worried. It is a great addition to the great Athurian legends. Elaine is given a lot more strengh, as are all the women in this book. Elaine is practically the only woman in the camp of soldiers. You see the same faces in these book like Arthur (before he is the King), Lancelot, Tristan and others. Fast read and make sure to read the author's note at the end of the book. Again I can't say enough good things about it.
Note to self have to re-read to give a waaaayyyyy better review.
Note to self have to re-read to give a waaaayyyyy better review.