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Title: The Feast (Ulster Cycle) by Randy Lee Eickhoff ISBN: 0-312-87299-2 Publisher: Forge Books Pub. Date: 03 February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: The Feast
Comment: A notably raunchy, sometimes downright grotesque, translation of the Old Irish text. I wearied of the constant mentions of women's bodies -- there's only so many times an author can use terms like "bouncing buddies" (sic) without getting stupid, and Eickhoff uses them repetitively. Granted, the original text is not G-rated, but in the course of fictionalizing the author has exaggerated the nastier elements as much as humanly possible--the women as objects is bad enough, the fart jokes are *really* uninteresting.
Eickhoff's introduction shows that he does have scholarly credentials, and when he's not being a 12-year-old boy, he does have a good sense of comedic timing. But too much is too much.

Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent! A remarkable translation!
Comment: This is a remarkable translation that gives the reader insight into the cultural background of modern day Ireland. Eickhoff is a gifted individual who has an uncanny insight into the life of pre-Christian Ireland.

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