Comments on: Book Review: Beowulf on the Beach by Jack Murnighan

By: Rebecca Joines Schinsky

Rebecca Joines Schinsky — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:43:03 +0000

Yes, if you don’t mind that it points out for students where the “naughty bits” of the stories happen.

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:16:40 +0000

Is this a good book for AP English teachers to use in the classroom?

By: Buying Books on Black Friday? | The Book Lady's Blog

Buying Books on Black Friday? | The Book Lady's Blog — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:06:55 +0000

[...] Beowulf on the Beach by Jack Murnighan: Okay, so it was out in paperback when I reviewed, but hello, this book is fantastic. Murnighan tackles fifty classics and explains what makes them awesome and why we should care about them. This book is fun, funny, a little bit sexy, and a fabulous gift for anyone who wants to make the classics relevant to modern life. [...]

By: Semicolon » Blog Archive » Saturday Review of Books: June 27, 2009

Semicolon » Blog Archive » Saturday Review of Books: June 27, 2009 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:10:23 +0000

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By: new arrivals « bookhopping

new arrivals « bookhopping — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:27:57 +0000

[...] several shelves full of unread books, I’ve been trying to limit my purchases of new ones, but a great review of Jack Murnighan’s Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature’s [...]

By: June Reading Wrap-Up « The Book Lady’s Blog

June Reading Wrap-Up « The Book Lady’s Blog — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:03:38 +0000

[...] Reviewed Jane Eyre Purge: Rehab Diaries Beowulf on the Beach Happens Every Day Last Days of [...]

By: So I read Jane Eyre… « The Book Lady’s Blog

So I read Jane Eyre… « The Book Lady’s Blog — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:39:55 +0000

[...] pulled into the story rather than tangled up in phrasing. Jack Murnighan also points this out in Beowulf on the Beach by saying “it takes a masterful hand to write prose that feels so uncrafted,” and I [...]

By: S. Krishna

S. Krishna — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:36:48 +0000

I had never even heard of this book before you mentioned it to me on Twitter yesterday. This really sounds great!

By: Molly @ bookhopping

Molly @ bookhopping — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:35:50 +0000

I’ll definitely be adding this one to my list…and I agree whole-heartedly about GREAT EXPECTATIONS. In spite of not being able to get past the opening chapter as a teenager, I loved it after picking it back up last year.

By: The Sunday Salon 6.28.09 « The Book Lady’s Blog

The Sunday Salon 6.28.09 « The Book Lady’s Blog — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:38:53 +0000

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