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 creative, rich and wonderful July 4, 2008
I loved how detailed and orginal the story was. It's like T.H. White instead of trying to tell the complete story of King Arthur, takes little snippets of the parts he thought were particularly interesting or wonderful and makes them beautiful and rich with life and meaning. His words are full of love and light.The Once and Future King
Wow. Wow! WOW!!! April 22, 2008
Oh my god. This was the greatest book I have ever read. Sorry everyone but the book has practically rendered me speechless so all I will say is that you must read The Once & Future King. MUST READ IT!
How I wish I was thirteen again ... March 20, 2008
... And able to read T. H. White's admirable rendition of the Legend of Arthur for the first time.
Alas, I am only able to experience this vicariously, having given the book to my nephew some time ago. Also, alas, I fear too late, as he has wanted to follow the modern path of fast things with wheels.
(But he may yet learn of the magic of Merlyn, and the mystery of the sword, Excalibur).
Mr. White's rendition is at once easy to read, and deeply insightful, sometimes darkly so, taking us from Arthur as a young lad, to Arthur ruling uneasily in Camelot.
Highly recommended to anyone who is young, or young at heart. Read it to your children or grandchildren, if you must.
An Arthurian Masterpiece March 5, 2008
This is the book that introduced me to the Arthur cycle. Ever since I read it three years ago I've been obsessed with the subject.
Even if you ignore all of the great Arthurian books out there this one is nothing short of a masterpiece.
I'm reading it now for the fourth time,and it just keeps getting better.
It's a beautifully told epic that will stick with you long after you finish it. White delivers a funny, touching,witty,tragic, and enthralling fantasy that may just open you up to the joy of the Arthur cycle.
While it's based on Malory's epic, White manages to boldly carve his name into the legacy of storytellers that goes back almost a thousand years.
If you plan on reading anything in the near future, take a chance on this triumph of English literature.
 I really didn't like this one February 19, 2008
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
It all starts out with King Arthur's child hood. He wasn't really a king when he was seven through sixteen. It was just him playing around with his friends like normal people, they did not get into trouble a lot but there were being pretty good kids. The book has a lot of details about medieval life. More details than I care to know.
The real story starts out with the sword in the stone. No one could pull it out but Arthur. Then he met the Queen of Air and darkness also known as Morgan le Fay. Arthur goes through a lot like the Ill made Knight and The Candle in The Wind. I think it got a bit more interesting by then, but I really didn't care about the characters. I really do not like the book because I am not that interested in medieval things. I think the author needs to rephrase most of the book. This book wasn't to my tastes at all.
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