Reviews

Telling Tales by Patience Agbabi

fourfootedbeasts's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

alannawithafada's review

adventurous reflective medium-paced

3.5

mercyp's review against another edition

4.0

4.5/5*
Overall really liked it but can't give full 5 stars cause it's a collection and not every poem was equally good.

bookhoarder_alissa's review against another edition

3.0

Agbabi is a great poet and I really like her poems. However that wasn't the case for quite a few poems in this volume. Maybe if I knew the original Canterbury Tales better, some of these poems would make more sense to me.

gemini_love3's review against another edition

3.0

I like the themes and some poems were stronger (for me) than others. I really appreciated "Joined-Up Writing" and "I Go Back to 1967" .

kizzia's review

funny inspiring fast-paced

4.0

ladettem's review against another edition

3.0

The Miller's Tale was, as always, my favourite

sehenna's review

challenging dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

marinuchi_goo13's review

challenging dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

alannah1309's review

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75