4 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 900 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250232175
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Publication date: 25 August 2020
Description
A new, feminist translation of Beowulf by the author of the much-buzzed-about novel The Mere WifeNearly twenty years after Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf—and fifty years after the translation that continues to torment high-school students ...
Community Reviews Summary of 18,587 reviews
Moods
challenging 38%
dark 26%
tense 17%
funny 13%
reflective 13%
emotional 10%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 9%
informative 7%
sad 5%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 58% | A mix: 28% | Character: 12% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 35% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 49% | Yes: 27% | 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 death4 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 900 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250232175
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Publication date: 25 August 2020
Description
A new, feminist translation of Beowulf by the author of the much-buzzed-about novel The Mere WifeNearly twenty years after Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf—and fifty years after the translation that continues to torment high-school students ...
Community Reviews Summary of 18,587 reviews
Moods
challenging 38%
dark 26%
tense 17%
funny 13%
reflective 13%
emotional 10%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 9%
informative 7%
sad 5%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 58% | A mix: 28% | Character: 12% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 35% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 49% | Yes: 27% | 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