Official Review: The Miller's Tale

[Manang Muyang]

Sounds like something really unique and engaging! I'd love to give it a try Amazing review!

Yes! Do try.

[Manang Muyang]

Now I'm curious. Thanks for a stimulating review.

I hope you get the chance to be stimulated by Chaucer and Lamont.

[Manang Muyang]

This is not a book that I would normally go out of may way to read. However, after reading the review it sounds like a good read. Thanks for the amazing review.

Thanks for your sweet words. I hope you can read the tale as well.

[Manang Muyang]

Now I'm curious. Thanks for a stimulating review.

I agree with you.It invokes curiosity.

Thanks for the curiosity, gatuguta!

[mlh6fn]

Thank you for this lovely review! The Canterbury Tales always gives me such a pleasant feeling of nostalgia as it brings me back to my first year as an undergraduate English major. I always love to see how new translators interpret these works and bring them to life again for the modern reader - and it sounds like you enjoyed it too! I'm especially fascinated by the two different retellings in one book and look forward to picking this one up myself.

[Manang Muyang]

Thank you for this lovely review! The Canterbury Tales always gives me such a pleasant feeling of nostalgia as it brings me back to my first year as an undergraduate English major. I always love to see how new translators interpret these works and bring them to life again for the modern reader - and it sounds like you enjoyed it too! I'm especially fascinated by the two different retellings in one book and look forward to picking this one up myself.

Ooh, I see that you are a Chaucer expert! I'd like to know how you would find this translation.

Thanks for the lovely words!

[Wy_Bertram]

My experiences with Shakespeare put me off ancient English literature, but this sounds so interesting. I really liked the comment about fifty shades, and your review in total. Thank you.

[Manang Muyang]

My experiences with Shakespeare put me off ancient English literature, but this sounds so interesting. I really liked the comment about fifty shades, and your review in total. Thank you.

I have actually not read Fifty Shades. I also saw an article describing how The Miller's Tale is a few shades darker in some places.

Thanks for commenting! To read or not to read, that is the question.

[Alice Heritage]

This was one of the Chaucer tales I studied for my English Literature A-Level - it was a blast! In preserving the metre, it seems Lamont has kept the flavour of the original. I can read Middle English quite well but would love to see this translation. Thanks for a fantastic review introducing this one!

[Manang Muyang]

This was one of the Chaucer tales I studied for my English Literature A-Level - it was a blast! In preserving the metre, it seems Lamont has kept the flavour of the original. I can read Middle English quite well but would love to see this translation. Thanks for a fantastic review introducing this one!

Thank you for your sweet words, Alice. I really hope to read more tales from Chaucer. But no Middle English for me, I'm afraid.

[Damis Seres Rodriguez]

Not what I usually read, but it sounds like a great book regardless. Thanks for the review!

[Manang Muyang]

Not what I usually read, but it sounds like a great book regardless. Thanks for the review!

My research shows that this is regarded as the best of the 24 tales. I was happy to have read it.

Thanks for stopping by.

[PeterRabitt20]

Your review had me laughing thinking about how Chaucer's readers would react to Fifty Shades of Grey.
I hope to able to read more translations from the author as well.

[Manang Muyang]

Your review had me laughing thinking about how Chaucer's readers would react to Fifty Shades of Grey.
I hope to able to read more translations from the author as well.

Thanks for hopping by! And for laughing.