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Hamlet (Arkangel Shakespeare) 4 reviews William Shakespeare
BBC Audiobooks America, 2005
You will be absorbed into the story
+ Hamlet + Best Yet
This really is "The Tragical History of Hamlet Prince of Denmark" and not only the Prince but his family. Not only his family but his friends. Not only his friends but all though that came before him and is told to those that came after him.
You can slow down and pick apart many underlying ...
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Hagar the Horrible: Room for One More 2 reviews Dik Browne
Tor Books, 1987
An insightive work into ancient Nordic bathtime and leisure.
+ More misadventures of my favorite Viking
Years of archeological study has prepared me to answer that Dik Browne's insights into this ancient culture has turned the current theories into ancient Viking life on it's head. It was thought of by revisionist historians for the longest time that vikings did not wear horned helmets or waged ...
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The Satyricon (Meridian classics) 9 reviews Petronius, Seneca
Plume, 1983
Scraps of naughty readers
+ A Burlesque Satire + The arbiter of style and a certain dork genius. + Do we really understand it?
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The Sagas of Icelanders: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition (World of the Sagas) 34 reviews
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001
Great Reading At A Bargain Price!
+ Breakneck Plotting and Broken Necks + Icelandic Sagas + Classical Icelandic Literature + ICELAND'S CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CULTURE
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Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur 2 reviews Harold Foster
Crown Pub, 1974
The Epic Begins...
+ BE CAREFUL NOT TO CONFUSE EDITIONS!
In this volume, covering 2/13/37 to 1/14/40, we are introduced to Prince Valiant and learn of his youth in the fens and bogs of England. We follow him as he seeks his fortune, enters Arthur's service, becomes squired to Gawain, and is knighted by Arthur (1/29/39). Published as a hardback book by ...
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Oh My Goddess! Volume 1 (Oh My Goddess) 4 reviews Kosuke Fujishima
Dark Horse, 2005
Essential reading for AMG fans.
+ Cute Book, Cute Series + Extras review: Translator Notes and Letters Column + Wowey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The 13th Warrior (Previously Published as Eaters of the Dead ) 301 reviews Michael Crichton
Ballantine Books, 1988
Great shorter read.
+ good read + Eaters of the dead 2
I read this directly after finishing Sphere. It's a very fun book and Crichton does a good job getting you into the culture. Good action and good character development.
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The Nibelungenlied (Dover Thrift Editions) 2 reviews
Dover Publications, 2001
Great Poem - Not a Great Translation
The four star review is not reflective on the Nibelungenlied itself; on the contrary, Nibelungenlied is one of my favorite epics, and would get five stars from me any day.
Nibelungenlied suffers from being misunderstood, or from readers expecting something different.
First, if you expect to ...
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The Saga of the Volsungs (Penguin Classics) 24 reviews Anonymous
Penguin Classics, 2000
Greatest Saga
+ A rollicking venture into Germanic legends + Nice introduction to Icelandic Myths + Reasonable translation, great work + Siegfried Norse style
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The Long Ships 60 reviews Frans Gunnar Bengtsson
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1984
A-Viking You Should Go
+ A-Viking with Red Orm & his Friends. + Friggin classic. + you're all wrong, WRONG, I tell you! + laconic sea warriors on the hunt for grand adventure!
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Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition) 244 reviews
W. W. Norton & Company, 2001
beowulf
+ Excellent Translation + Beowulf Review + "fate hovered near, unknowable but certain" (line 2421) + Sweet!
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Oh My Goddess! Volume 1 (Oh My Goddess) 4 reviews Kosuke Fujishima
Dark Horse, 2005
Essential reading for AMG fans.
+ Cute Book, Cute Series + Extras review: Translator Notes and Letters Column + Wowey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The Sagas of Icelanders: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition (World of the Sagas) 34 reviews
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001
Great Reading At A Bargain Price!
+ Breakneck Plotting and Broken Necks + Icelandic Sagas + Classical Icelandic Literature + ICELAND'S CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CULTURE
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Hamlet (Arkangel Shakespeare) 4 reviews William Shakespeare
BBC Audiobooks America, 2005
You will be absorbed into the story
+ Hamlet + Best Yet
This really is "The Tragical History of Hamlet Prince of Denmark" and not only the Prince but his family. Not only his family but his friends. Not only his friends but all though that came before him and is told to those that came after him.
You can slow down and pick apart many underlying ...
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The Satyricon (Meridian classics) 9 reviews Petronius, Seneca
Plume, 1983
Scraps of naughty readers
+ A Burlesque Satire + The arbiter of style and a certain dork genius. + Do we really understand it?
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The 13th Warrior (Previously Published as Eaters of the Dead ) 301 reviews Michael Crichton
Ballantine Books, 1988
Great shorter read.
+ good read + Eaters of the dead 2
I read this directly after finishing Sphere. It's a very fun book and Crichton does a good job getting you into the culture. Good action and good character development.
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The Long Ships 60 reviews Frans Gunnar Bengtsson
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1984
A-Viking You Should Go
+ A-Viking with Red Orm & his Friends. + Friggin classic. + you're all wrong, WRONG, I tell you! + laconic sea warriors on the hunt for grand adventure!
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Hagar the Horrible: Room for One More 2 reviews Dik Browne
Tor Books, 1987
An insightive work into ancient Nordic bathtime and leisure.
+ More misadventures of my favorite Viking
Years of archeological study has prepared me to answer that Dik Browne's insights into this ancient culture has turned the current theories into ancient Viking life on it's head. It was thought of by revisionist historians for the longest time that vikings did not wear horned helmets or waged ...
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Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition) 244 reviews
W. W. Norton & Company, 2001
beowulf
+ Excellent Translation + Beowulf Review + "fate hovered near, unknowable but certain" (line 2421) + Sweet!
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The Nibelungenlied (Dover Thrift Editions) 2 reviews
Dover Publications, 2001
Great Poem - Not a Great Translation
The four star review is not reflective on the Nibelungenlied itself; on the contrary, Nibelungenlied is one of my favorite epics, and would get five stars from me any day.
Nibelungenlied suffers from being misunderstood, or from readers expecting something different.
First, if you expect to ...
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