I brought home this fun-looking graphic-novel version of Chaucer's classic, thinking it would be a nice way to get my 10-year-old son interested in 'good' lit. So I perused it first, and, thanks to the graphic nature of this work, was reminded of something I'd completely forgotten since college: Chaucer is so bawdy he makes your eyes water. (But in a good way.) The 10 year old never got to see it, but I had a great time re-reading these stories. The pilgrims in this version ride motorcycles to Canterbury, but Chwast has preserved much of the feel of Chaucer, while dispensing with the Middle English.
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