Reviews

Il Giaurro by George Gordon Byron

nikastarlodz's review against another edition

3.0

Lubię wierszowanie z romantyzmu

Do­syć jest wie­dzieć, że nikt nie za­grze­bie
Du­cha swo­bo­dy – chy­ba on sam sie­bie -
Bo wła­sne tyl­ko upodle­nie du­cha
Ugi­na wol­nych szy­ję do łań­cu­cha

karlies's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

elllie_725's review against another edition

adventurous

4.0

dee9401's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed the first of the so-called Turkish tales that Byron wrote. Good storytelling and pacing. I also enjoyed reading a note of his about the Muslim call to prayer. He writes that it is "solemn and beautiful beyond all the bells of Christendom" (p. 21). I felt the same way when I heard it in Morocco.

maryehavens's review against another edition

2.0

I'm glad this synopsis told me what this story is about because I had no clue. It was on my list because it was supposed to be one of the first times a vampire was mentioned in English Literature. And it was.
Byron's poetry is beautiful but I definitely don't understand it much :)

difosforandisodowy's review against another edition

5.0

zajebiste, polecam, super lektura

kah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

plumimi's review against another edition

challenging dark

4.0

worldofbooky's review against another edition

3.0

2.5

eb00kie's review against another edition

2.0

The story is fragmentary as all that and it often took me out of the narrative, but the lyricism of it is beautiful, especially the tempo and the Romanticist imagery. Normally, I’d give it more, but I think this is a story meant to be heard, not read. Since I did half-and-half, I suggest you try out the free audiobook versions out there.

Speaking of, many thanks to Grant Hurlock for volunteering to read the free audiobook version on LibriVox!