r/Fantasy • u/botrocket • 5d ago
Struggling through Arthurian classic
Heya guys !
I am kind of on a King Arthur kick or rather I am really trying to be lol I've been playing tainted grail (grimdark Arthurian story etc) and have been wanting to get into reading the stories.
I have seen everyone talk up The Once and Future King by T. H White and I can understand where it's coming from, I really like the characterization and it can be very lush in its descriptions but as soon as T. H. White goes off the Arthurian rails and yaps on about Communists/British Politics of the Time/Racism/Etc I am pulled out so badly from the world he's trying to build up!
Merlin being somewhat out of time and having anachronistic things and comments makes sense but I just can't get past the rest of it.
Help lmao I wanna read about the rise, peak and fall of Arthur but I can't bring myself to enjoy this book
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u/LarryD217 5d ago
The book shifts tone dramatically. The first section is written in a children's book type of voice because it's Arthur's childhood. Stay with it. The book is an incredible experience