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mrpatperkins's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
One thing I liked: the author’s version of the tale is readable. He admits this isn’t a translation, but he takes the best of different versions and modernizes them.
Two things I didn’t like: his introduction and his endnotes. The introduction is basically a summary and analysis of the entire tale, and once you’ve read it, is there any point to reading the rest of it? Then there’s the notes, which make up a big chunk of the back of the book but aren’t linked in the text. Without numbering, how am I to know to look at the notes? It’s a weird and inefficient system.
Two things I didn’t like: his introduction and his endnotes. The introduction is basically a summary and analysis of the entire tale, and once you’ve read it, is there any point to reading the rest of it? Then there’s the notes, which make up a big chunk of the back of the book but aren’t linked in the text. Without numbering, how am I to know to look at the notes? It’s a weird and inefficient system.
alpaca254's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
iuvenis_phoenix's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
fleurdumal's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
thatverywitch's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
from_paradise's review against another edition
5.0
A favorite that touched something so deeply within me, it's a pity this epic only came to me less than a year ago. Perhaps, it came to me at just the right time. Sometimes, it feels like I've known this epic my entire life. The Epic of Gilgamesh is something I understood immediately upon reading.
There's something so beautiful that this epic, one of the earliest literary work known to men, feels like a reflection of my soul. Even now, no matter how many times I've read Gilgamesh, I still don't have the words to describe how much it means to me, how deeply it spoke to me.
The Epic of Gilgamesh told me many things about myself. I knew this book on a spiritual level. It is a personal testimony, and it is alive within me.
There's something so beautiful that this epic, one of the earliest literary work known to men, feels like a reflection of my soul. Even now, no matter how many times I've read Gilgamesh, I still don't have the words to describe how much it means to me, how deeply it spoke to me.
The Epic of Gilgamesh told me many things about myself. I knew this book on a spiritual level. It is a personal testimony, and it is alive within me.