938 pages?
"Then Sir Arthur called the keepers of the field, and said, Sirs, come hither, for here are we two knights that have fought unto a great damage unto us both, and like each one of us to have slain other, if it had happed so; and had any of us known other, here had been no battle, nor stroke stricken. Then all aloud cried Accolon unto all the knights and men that were then there gathered together, and said to them in this manner, O lords, this noble knight that I have fought withal, the which me sore repenteth, is the most man of prowess, of manhood, and of worship in the world, for it is himself King Arthur, our alther liege lord, and with mishap and with misadventure have I done this battle with the king and lord that I am holden withal." - Le Morte D'Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory
posted by melilotnfosco | 2:09 PM
9 Comments:
whyfore can you read all that tolkein stuff, but you can't read that?
Do you just google "stuff that's hard to read" or something to find your books to read?? I would not have the patience for that!
i can read it - i'm almost 200 pages in - it's just very forsoothy
and no, i don't google "stuff that's hard to read" (though that could be fun). hobbitsister recommended it when i said i wanted to read a classic.
it's a whale of a lot better than anna karenina, i must say
plus also, in tolkien, i'm getting spiritual stuff out of it, but with this it's just 'and then sir ___ slew sir___ with a mighty blow.'
plus also, i've never made it through 'the silmarillion.' that's too hard.
5 comments in a row, mel, sheesh! ;)
someone's gotta keep the ball rolling around here
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