99 pages • first pub 900 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0571203760
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 01 January 2000
Description
A brilliant and faithful rendering of the Anglo-Saxon epic from the Nobel laureate.Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes f...
Community Reviews Summary of 21,401 reviews
Moods
challenging 38%
dark 26%
tense 17%
reflective 13%
funny 12%
emotional 11%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 10%
informative 7%
sad 5%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 2%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 56% | A mix: 28% | Character: 14% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 35% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 51% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, GoreModerate
War, BloodMinor
Slavery
99 pages • first pub 900 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0571203760
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 01 January 2000
Description
A brilliant and faithful rendering of the Anglo-Saxon epic from the Nobel laureate.Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes f...
Community Reviews Summary of 21,401 reviews
Moods
challenging 38%
dark 26%
tense 17%
reflective 13%
funny 12%
emotional 11%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 10%
informative 7%
sad 5%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 2%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 56% | A mix: 28% | Character: 14% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 35% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 51% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, GoreModerate
War, BloodMinor
Slavery