The Adams story is not as big of a hit as I thought it would be. The narrative is rather advanced, and the translation is not as good as it seemed at first glance. For several days J requested it for reading time, but not in the last few. So I'll keep on for a bit yet, and then leave off if he loses interest.
King Arthur is the man of the hour. The Recheis audiobook is fantastic, very well put together and narrated. It represents an interesting amalgamation of the British, French, and German Arthurian traditions: Arthur's early biography is according to the British versions, the story of Parzifal is adapted from Wolfram von Eschenbach, and the Lancelot-Guenevere material follows Chretien de Troyes. But everywhere the author also goes her own way.
J especially likes the story of Lancelot and Guenevere. This interest first began when my wife started playing numbers from the musical Camelot for him, which he has been humming and singing around the house for several weeks.
At one point in the German audiobook when the two were talking about Guenivere being already married, J chimed in and said: "Das ist ein großes Problem!". He is also very amused how Camelot's Lancelot considers himself the best knight in the world.
2016
Total audio: 8.22
Total video: 32:00 (uncounted)
Age 6.04.16
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