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Beowulf
by Mark A. Nelson, Gabriel Rodriguez, Neil Gaiman, Chris Ryall
from Idea & Design Works Llc

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Beowulf review
  I liked this book a lot it is written much better than the others. It is in a story format and is very descriptive and entertaining. It is much easier to read than the others not that its for dumber people its just modernpeoplealized. Anyway very good read Great storyline.

• Author gender?
  For ArtBunny Jen-- I think you are a little bit confused. This book is Neil Gaiman's novelization of his Beowulf movie. Neil is a "him" not a "her". Caitlin Kiernan is not the author.

• A creative reimagining
  Personally, I very much enjoyed this novelization. The departures from the orignal "epic" poem were quite interesting and well written, and definitely kept me hanging on. The intense action scenes and vivid descriptions lend themselves well to the mind's power to invision the author's intentions. Though this is not her "typical" work (as it is such an understatement to call her work "typical" in any reference), still a success for Kiernan.

• An enthusiastic recommendation for personal and community library Graphic Novel collections.
  Adapted from the film screenplay of Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, "Beowulf" is the graphic novel adaptation of the major action/adventure film released by Paramount Picture and is the story of how a legendary Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century sought out and fought the man killing monster Grendel, Grendel's horrific mother, and a gold hoarding dragon. A timeless tale of honor, loyalty, love, and betrayal, "Beowulf" is a true classic that is perfectly adapted to the graphic novel format by writer Chis... more info

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