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Telling Tales by Patience Agbabi

lizzer's review

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5.0

Yeah. I need to buy myself a copy of this.

laurenwedge's review

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2.0

someone tell me why i took a class on Chaucer adaptations if i don’t like poetry

shellydennison's review against another edition

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challenging funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

redheadreading's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.0

There's a breadth of styles in here which lends itself to some really interesting reworking of Chaucer's tales. As somewhat expected, they didnt all hit for me, but I'd be really interested to revisit this again once I've read a few more of the originals to appreciate what Agbabi is doing better!  

ame1ia_fox's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

dovessej's review

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3.0

loved when the made up french canadian poet said "i grew up somewhere [...] believe you me, you wouldn't want to go there"

pollydye's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

fourfootedbeasts's review against another edition

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dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

alannawithafada's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective medium-paced

3.5

mercyp's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5/5*
Overall really liked it but can't give full 5 stars cause it's a collection and not every poem was equally good.