Twelve kinds of taste
Which one are you?
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Fantasy fiction, Beowulf, Monsters, Adaptations
The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic Beowulf, tells his own side of the story in this frequently banned book. This classic and much lauded retelling of Beowulf follows the monster Grendel as he learns about humans and fights the war at the center of the Anglo Saxon classic epic. This is the book William Gass called "one of the finest of our contemporary fictions."
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Contemplative, prestige, bleak and character-led.
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On Open Library, 24 have read it and 130 want to.
“The old ram stands looking down over rockslides, stupidly triumphant.”
John Champlin Gardner Jr. was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic, and university professor. He is best known for his 1971 novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view.
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“Is this John Gardner's best work?”
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“Would a little humor have helped?”
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If you loved this book, the film, the television, the music, the game.
