Quick Review: Robyn Hood: A Girl’s Tale
While for a while I was saying that reading this makes me think less poorly about my own writing, it seemed to improve somewhat in the later parts, though editing issues have been obvious throughout. It’s a very light read, featuring action and scenes that don’t quite stand up to scrutiny, the likely consequences often being brushed aside, but there seems to be little you can actively dislike and it can pull you in somewhat, particularly in the later parts.
It is interesting to see the fresh take on such a well-known story, and the author managed to avoid making a complete mockery of it. Because of what I said above about ignoring consequences and not standing up to scrutiny, I’d still consider it as something of a parody, but the reasons why it gets that third star have to do with some of the later portions and the fact that it can be taken as a somewhat bold, if rather amateurish, reshaping of a myth.
Rating: 3/5
