Jemppu’s Reviews > The Broken Sword > Status Update

Well, *someone* threw themselves onto their sword. Guess it would've been bit of a bummer, had it been Skafloc (tho also: c'est la vie).

This was surprisingly enjoyable for such a traditional fantasy fare of distant legendary hero types battling it out. It's probably precisely *because* it had such an authentic olden mythology feel to it, that it captivated. The effortlessly lyrical language was enticing throughout.

Valgard getting full on Shakespearean... not that he's been subtle so far, but seems to be going for the homestretch.

Oh, surprise, surprise... That was some family reunion. This is suddenly taking a rather familiar turn: will Skafloc's fate be modeled after that of Kullervo? Where as the lyricism has so far been the best of this it feels, I'm actually getting quite intrigued by the plot now.

Rather a pleasant rainy day listen too.

The text (2002) and audio (2011) are in fact quite unceasingly dissimilar. Not in message, but in sentence structures and word choices. How peculiar for an untranslated work. Like the whole work would've been re-edited between the editions.

I'd say a successful opening mood: I just got reminded of the Finnish national epic of Kalevala (through couple thought connections perhaps, but still...).

I have the ebook open while listening Audible audio (unabridged), and am noticing that the texts vary a bit.