" Well, first of all, I should say that I love historical fiction, especially when the plot happens in the middle ages, as it does in Ivanhoe. My favorite character in the book was William Fitzurse, the backstabbing, intriguing, bastard traitor. The place of the king's chancellor was important at that time and he wanted it badly. I liked the story as well, but the character Ivanhoe wasn't that much interesting to me as some others were. Like, John's peers. As I said in the beginning I love historical fiction, especially when it happens in the middle ages, so it might be the reason why I graded this book with 5 stars in stead of 4. "
— Mate, 2/20/2014