425 pages • first pub 900 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780544442788
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 22 May 2014
Description
The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition is twofold, for th...
Community Reviews Summary of 17,438 reviews
Moods
challenging 38%
dark 26%
tense 15%
funny 14%
reflective 13%
emotional 10%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 9%
informative 7%
sad 5%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 58% | A mix: 28% | Character: 11% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 36% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 48% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, GoreModerate
Cursing, Blood, CannibalismMinor
Slavery, Animal death
425 pages • first pub 900 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780544442788
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 22 May 2014
Description
The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition is twofold, for th...
Community Reviews Summary of 17,438 reviews
Moods
challenging 38%
dark 26%
tense 15%
funny 14%
reflective 13%
emotional 10%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 9%
informative 7%
sad 5%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 58% | A mix: 28% | Character: 11% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 36% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 48% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, GoreModerate
Cursing, Blood, CannibalismMinor
Slavery, Animal death