REVIEW: Grendel by John Gardner
Grendel by John Gardner Publishing information: Paperback; 174 pages Publisher: Random House Vintage Books; 2 June 2010 ISNB: 9780679723110 Standalone Copy: Out of Pocket Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Barnes and Noble Synopsis: "The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic Beowulf, tells his side of the story in a book William Gass called "one of the finest of our contemporary fictions." I really dig these books that tell the story of mythological creatures from their prospective. Gospel of Loki was excellent and know we have John Gardner's Grendel. It tells the story of Grendel before he meets Beowulf. Grendel is depicted as a mischievous creature who isn't so much as evil but more bored and inquisitive. He lives at home (or a cave) with his mother and she doesn't really pay much attention to him and so he strikes out on his own and discovers man. He learns of their stories and their boasts and like to take them down a peg ...