Grendel

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John Gardner: Grendel (1989, Vintage)

Paperback, 192 pages

English language

Published May 14, 1989 by Vintage.

ISBN:
978-0-679-72311-0
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4 stars (4 reviews)

The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic Beowulf, tells his own side of the story in this frequently banned book. This classic and much lauded retelling of Beowulf follows the monster Grendel as he learns about humans and fights the war at the center of the Anglo Saxon classic epic. This is the book William Gass called "one of the finest of our contemporary fictions."

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reviewed Grendel by John Gardner

Tl:Dr - Came for the monster stayed for the discussion of nihilism.

5 stars

I sucked this book down with an extra large boba smoothie straw. So glad I finally read a book about one of English literatures earliest monsters. And monster he is! This is not really a book about how Grendel was misunderstood really. This is about a monster looking desperately looking for meaning in a world that was probably not made by God. I love him.

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Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Fiction - General
  • Fantasy
  • Literary
  • Fiction / General
  • Fantasy - Historical
  • Fantasy - Epic