178 pages • first pub 900 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374720155
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 25 August 2020
Description
Picked for Kirkus Reviews' Best Fiction in Translation of 2020. Named a Book of the Year by NPR The New Statesman. Picked for Loyalty Books' Holiday List. A new, feminist translation of Beowulf by the author of the much-buzzed-about novel The Me...
Community Reviews Summary of 20,612 reviews
Moods
challenging 38%
dark 27%
tense 17%
reflective 13%
funny 12%
emotional 11%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 9%
informative 7%
sad 5%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 56% | A mix: 29% | Character: 12% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 35% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, GoreModerate
Blood, WarMinor
Slavery
178 pages • first pub 900 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374720155
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 25 August 2020
Description
Picked for Kirkus Reviews' Best Fiction in Translation of 2020. Named a Book of the Year by NPR The New Statesman. Picked for Loyalty Books' Holiday List. A new, feminist translation of Beowulf by the author of the much-buzzed-about novel The Me...
Community Reviews Summary of 20,612 reviews
Moods
challenging 38%
dark 27%
tense 17%
reflective 13%
funny 12%
emotional 11%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 9%
informative 7%
sad 5%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 56% | A mix: 29% | Character: 12% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 35% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, GoreModerate
Blood, WarMinor
Slavery