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A review by lucysnowy
Le Morte d'Arthur: The Winchester Manuscript by Thomas Malory
3.0
disclaimer : i only read books 1, 7 and 8.
this was a hard book to get through. the long rambling sentences, much more suited to being read aloud, were at times difficult to pay attention to. and i also felt quite lost in the story at times, with s many knights being named. they all got confused!
but when i did understand what was going on, and the writing was manageable, i was actually quite engaged. there is a reason why these stories have lasted so long and will continue to be read for so long. i enjoyed the romance plots more than the battles. quite enjoyed the lancelot sections at the end - he is a very interesting character. able to easily kill every member of the round table with borrowed armour and weapons. but also unwilling to hit a man when he's down. his morals are complicated.
i feel like i will be a little out of my depth in this seminar. let's see.
this was a hard book to get through. the long rambling sentences, much more suited to being read aloud, were at times difficult to pay attention to. and i also felt quite lost in the story at times, with s many knights being named. they all got confused!
but when i did understand what was going on, and the writing was manageable, i was actually quite engaged. there is a reason why these stories have lasted so long and will continue to be read for so long. i enjoyed the romance plots more than the battles. quite enjoyed the lancelot sections at the end - he is a very interesting character. able to easily kill every member of the round table with borrowed armour and weapons. but also unwilling to hit a man when he's down. his morals are complicated.
i feel like i will be a little out of my depth in this seminar. let's see.