frenchcookie47 reviewed Grendel by John Gardner
The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic Beowulf, …
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.