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user-inactivated  ·  2536 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski's frequently infrequent book thread. Curious about who's reading what? Find out inside.

Dala recently downloaded The Song of Roland for me. She got a translation by K.C. Moncrieff for free from Project Guttenburg. I've heard so many summaries for this poem from "moving and inspiring" to "bleak" to "a slow, tedious, slog." If anything, this tells me that this is a pretty complex poem with a lot of elements. I'm gonna give it about thirty pages or so, and if I like it, I'll continue. If not, I'll probably move on to Grettir's Saga that someone on here mentioned to me quite a while ago.

I don't know where I'm gonna go after that.





FirebrandRoaring  ·  2536 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yo. Thanks for doing the book thing.

user-inactivated  ·  2536 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Glad to. It's interesting to see what other people read and what they have to say about it. You should check out some past book threads when you get the chance. You'll probably find some interesting titles.

FirebrandRoaring  ·  2534 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    You'll probably find some interesting titles.

It is an interesting place.