Reviews

The Kalevala: Or, Poems of the Kaleva District by Francis Peabody Magoun Jr., Elias Lönnrot

argsill77eldemoji's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.25

habazie's review against another edition

4.0

4,5

dalu's review against another edition

4.0

4.2 ☆

kukkaruukku's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

ugly_neko's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

tamara_joy's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

rui_leite's review against another edition

3.0

I will write a longer opinion later on, but for now let me just say... leave it to Christianity to screw up a perfectly decent Epic Poem... :/

kro_0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

3.5

kirstikka's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i listened to this every night, so a lot of falling asleep was involved in this.

lakserk's review against another edition

5.0

A monumental epic set in an animistic world, a place where everything is steeped in life, agency, and interactivity. As grand in scale as the western mythological epics yet so different in hue - Kalevala is more feral, more fragmentary, more alien to the contemporary mind. The only thing that I found redundant was the last chapter which tries to bring Christianity into this pagan tapestry; it could well be missing.