My readings of the last few days have been frustrating. I've hit on several consecutive mediocre works, and decided to read selections from each- 25-33% of each work- rather than feel pressured to read them all cover to cover. As such, I won't give in-depth review on each, but just a one-liner on the work and what I think of it:
West Highland Tales (Fitzroy Maclean)
A collection of tales from the Highlands of Scotland, the tales are told without much flourish, and are marginally interesting at best.
Rating: C-
Ghostly Tales and Sinister Stories of Old Edinburgh (Alan J. Wilson, Des Brogan, and Frank McGrail)
A few interesting tales mixed with boring or downright stupid ones.
Rating: C-
Idylls of the King (Alfred, Lord Tennyson, with art by Gustave Dore)
Ack! I really wanted to like this, but call me uneducated- I just can't stand unrhymed verse. A retelling of the King Arthur legends, Tennyson has skill, but it's just not for me. The art by Dore, on the other hand, is outstanding; he's one of my favorites. Note that this particular work is abridged; only selections from Idylls were taken. Still, I couldn't take much more than 25% of it.
Rating (verse): C-
Rating (art): A+
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