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January 1st 1978
by Bantam Doubleday Dell
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Paperback
isbn
0440500508
(isbn13: 9780440500506)
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Read in August, 2008
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Sonnetrecommends it for: King A Enthusiasts
I find this, recommended to me by Sonnet, to be an entertaining and educational companion to T.H. White's definitive masterpiece <u>The Once and Future King<u>. It both delves into and twists some of the often unexplored aspects of the character's psyche (A/L and G's relationships, M and his mother's separation from A) without necessitating a comparison with neither Malory's text nor White's brilliant contributions. I highly recommend Berger's understated offer to the rich (but ofte...more
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The MOST fun you'll ever have with King Arthur and the guys. This is based on Malory but turns him upside down, inside out, and backward. Hilarious, though it misses 5 stars because of a few weak parts. I've never taught it because it's always been out of print (well, "always" in the last 12 years at least) but it's not hard to find.
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recommends it for:
NO ONE
To avoid Thomas Berger.
I love Arthurian literature in almost any form. But this book was absolute trash. How did it ever get published?
If you have read this book then you will know the scene that captures the spirit of this tale in a nutshell --- "Shake your head, my lord."
SHEESH . . .
I love Arthurian literature in almost any form. But this book was absolute trash. How did it ever get published?
If you have read this book then you will know the scene that captures the spirit of this tale in a nutshell --- "Shake your head, my lord."
SHEESH . . .
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I read this ages ago. I love Arthurian books. This one was a stretch for me,I thought it was hard to read, but that might just be me. If you like Mary Stewart books, or Marrion Zimmer Bradley, you should try this one.
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recommends it for:
Anyone interested in Arthuriana
Certainly the funniest and quite likely the best post-war retelling of the Arthurian romances. Berger is deeply cynical about human nature and myth, but gives these old stories their due.
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Better know for the two Little Big Man books, this is a very sarcastic take on the ye old legend. All Berger is good Berger. Try his Crazy in Berlin for the other side of the 'good war'.
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Part of my Arthurian legend phase...and probably the best and funniest book I read during that time. The jousting scene is THE BEST.
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A part of my Arthurian legend collection.
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