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Susan
Apr 14, 2011 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: juvenile, fiction, fantasy
reviewed in April, 2011:
I hadn't known the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Even if I had, I would've found this version enchanting. It's a retelling by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman, and it hits just the right balance of adventure, morality tale, and just plain fun, with a good dose of silliness thrown in for good measure.

added in November, 2014:
I'd forgotten that I'd read this, and picked it up again. I didn't really like it as much this time, and am changing my rat ...more
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Erika
Jun 28, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: epic-fantasy, historical-fiction
Great translation. I expected the language to be very complicated but it was fluid except for a few old-time words here and there. Reading about a chaste and righteous god-fearing knight was refreshing, compared to the usual lust driven knights I've come across other times before. I also loved the Introduction by Priscilla Martin to this Wordsworth Edition; if I was confused about something on the story, I could go there and get it sorted out. This edition also have a Glossary at the end (which ...more
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Cathy
Jun 03, 2009 rated it really liked it
Heather (DeathByBook)
Oct 19, 2009 marked it as to-read
Eileen Woie
Jan 25, 2010 rated it it was ok
Elizabeth Stultz
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Emma
Nov 23, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Serenity
Feb 26, 2011 marked it as to-read
Coralie
Apr 22, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Amy
May 11, 2011 rated it liked it
Jessica
Feb 28, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fantasy, classics, arthurian
Siomoria
Jun 18, 2013 rated it liked it
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Gretchen
Jan 10, 2014 marked it as to-read
Kim DeCina
Oct 29, 2015 marked it as to-read
Ezgi Neşe
Oct 21, 2016 rated it really liked it
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Carrie
Jan 07, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Soelo
Jan 28, 2018 marked it as to-read
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