Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Odyssey by Homer

43 reviews

hareada's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful

What a luscious and sparkling translation! After the introduction, which was so accessible and made excellent points on the language of translations, and generally added to my understanding and enjoyment of the story, I had geared myself up for a difficult and tenuous read. But I was surprised by how beautifully simple the language used was. I have read very few ancient texts, so this interpretation is one I would absolutely recommend to beginners like me. In the poem itself, I was surprised by its domesticity, and the fact that half of it take place

upon his return to Ithaca!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

sky_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Read this for my AP Literature class and even though my teacher had us skip a bunch of it, it still felt eternally long. There were definitely some interesting plot points and I enjoyed analyzing Odysseus’ character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Kidnapping, and Violence

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

adventurous

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, War, Animal death, Gore, and Rape

Minor: Misogyny, Slavery, Death of parent, and Incest

kaitlyng's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Alcohol, and Cannibalism

tamara_joy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging sad tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Death, and Animal death

Minor: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, and Murder

breedawnwriter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Blood, Violence, Death, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Alcohol

Minor: Slavery

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

Minor: Slavery

serena_hien's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, Infidelity, and Misogyny

Moderate: Incest and War

Minor: Slavery

bubblegum_or_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Death

biab00's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I read this for a class and was expecting to find it it kinda boring cuz it's a long and old book, but It actually surprised in a good way. The parts that stick out the most to me were the adventures that he had to go through his journey (like the cycloids and the Circe episodes, which are probably my favorites).
There were some parts that made me bored, but it wasn't to much to make me dnf it. Also this book is really violent and graphic and I did not expect that too wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol and Animal death