This story was a very interesting book. It was very difficult for me to understand and follow the plot. It was written in a very different style than I am used to reading, so it was really hard for me to enjoy it, because I was confused half the time. The figurative language that the author used was very hard to understand, so I often had to read it several time to get an idea of what he was talking about. There were several types of tones that the author used in this story, but the one that I picked up was confident. I also watched the Beowulf movie a while ago, and there were many, many differences. In my opinion, even though I didn't completely understand the book version of Beowulf, I think that the book was much better than the movie version.

I know this is considered a classic but it is the book that nearly killed my love affair with books. I was assigned to read it in 7th grade and I could barely get through it because it was so awful. I begged the teacher to assign me anything else but he was a prick (as witnessed through other behavior, not just because of this) and he refused. He said Beowulf was a masterpiece and I could read it or get an "F". I was well-read and enjoyed books of all different genres and up until I came across Beowulf, there were no books I didn't get SOMETHING out of. This book gave me nothing. It was not a masterpiece for me. It was a flaming bag of dog poop that my prick of a teacher left on my front porch.

Outstanding translation; might consider getting other edition that includes lots of interesting photos if you can find a copy at a reasonably comparable price.

I buy many used books. This was the worst very good book I have ever received. That being said, my dog ate the last copy so at least I have a replacement.