"The Knight's Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer

by Anne Samson

Paperback

Reviews

[A. Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Shakespearean style to the prose. I liked the first two parts but the over describing things sort of dulled the entire experience. Like, boi, we don't need to know every single detail of the temples, capisce?

[Stxdyla · Rating 4 out of 5]

First book of the year! I really enjoyed this read, beyond the obvious barriers of Middle English, and found it really immersive. The story of the two conflicting cousins/brothers and their chivalrous nature (albeit less so in the case of Arcite) was really interesting and it truly presents a narrative so enrapturing, yet in a form a lot shorter than that of a standard modern novel. -1 star for some of the dragging descriptions where I was led away from the plot (and had to resort to litcharts occasionally..oops) demonstrated in the extensive stadium description and the description of Arcite's funeral (I wasn't a fan of him anyway). Overall a really fun read to start the year and I mayyy become a chaucer fan..the rhymes were very fun!

[Caitlin Conmy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I loved The Merchant's tale in all its comic value, however, I hate to say it but I really did not enjoy this one. I found the story confusing to follow and pointless in narrative. However, I have only read it once and I will need to study it a bit more to understand the whole plot.

[Cee]

Don't look at me 👀 just someone trying to reach their goodreads goal before it strikes 12