DaveNash3 reviewed Grendel by John Gardner
Review of 'Grendel' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Just amazing. There's a lot here to unpack.
215 pages
English language
Published Jan. 5, 1972 by G. K. Hall.
Grendel
by John Gardner
4 stars
(10 reviews)
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.”
Subjects
- Beowulf -- Adaptations
- Epic poetry, English (Old) -- Adaptations
- Heroes -- Scandinavia -- Fiction
- Monsters -- Fiction
- Large type books