Beowulf (Abridged) Audiobook

" it is really good! its alot more interesting than it looks "

" I remember in high school having to read, dissect, discuss, and write at least four seperate papers on Beowulf. It took all the fun out of it and made it a chore. A few years ago I reread it just to see if as an adult it would take on a new life for me... it did. Epic in every way!!! "

" 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. "

" So often we avoid reading the classic literature about which English teachers rave. In this case go ahead and read it. Seamus Heaney has done a remarkable job of translating this ancient text into language which all of us want to read. "

" Unbelievable. Haven't read Beowulf since high school and I had the opportunity to work through it with my middle and high school students. Watching them dive into this poem and thoroughly enjoy it, was a true treat. "

" This book is a visual and visceral feast for the senses. Action packed and fantastic. I'm loving every moment! "

" I'm drawn in by the boar-headed helmeted warrior fighting without community in the end. "

" Definitely the best contemporary translation out there. "

" I don't remember when I read a translation the first time. I read this one in 2009. "

" Mead halls and trophy brides. What a boring culture! "

" If you can slog thru the old english it's a good story. "

" I discuss this book in my review of "Grendel." "

" I had to read this in college, and it was a tough read. The parts my professor explained, we're interesting, but a lot if it, I could understand because of the language. "

" Probably one of my favorite myths "

" This is my favorite translation. "

" The best version of a classic. What else can I say? Beautiful. "

" A good man battles a monster, violent and bloody. I read it for the first time in HS English as a senior "

" I listened to the Librivox version and so had many different narrators. Most were good and I have no complains about that. Truly I have no real complaint about the poem itself. Not always easy to understand but still nice to listen to. "

" Even better when read aloud! "

" Heaney did a great job with the translation of this epic poem. I think I enjoyed his essay on the translation as much as I did the poem. "

" Read the English Literature Version you read in English Class "

" Historically valuable but I could not make it through the whole thing. "

" I have loved Beowulf since Elementary and I finaly own a copy. This one is great because it has the original text right beside the english translation. "

" If you're going to read Beowulf, this is the version you'll want. I can't even put into coherent words what this story did for me. Yes, I know, it's dated, but the language! Brought me to tears more than once because I was so into it. Keep in mind I'm a Norse geek and a weenie. "

" Old school monster battles? Written by a cloistered monk? Instant five stars. "

" A great story written by a great storyteller. Must be read with a glass of mead and a haunch of beef! "

" Just excellent. I enjoyed every line. "

" Meh, Liked the Odyssey a lot better. "

" I had to read this for school and I am not into prose at all, but overall it was a good book. Funny how the movie in parts does not coincide with the book. "

" It has the potential to be a good book. The story is.... though for me unrelatable, interesting. Its that having been forced to read it a thousand times that makes me hate it and burst into tears at its mention. "

" I probably would not have gotten as much out of the book as I did if it was not for the introduction. Now I truely appreciate Seamus Heaney's masterpiece. "