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The Epic of Gilgamesh

Anonymous

3.61 AVERAGE


This rating is for the Dalley translation from Oxford. One of these days I’ll peak at the Mitchell.

Wonderful teaching tool for challenging monotheists assumptions.
adventurous dark reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Sometimes I really just do not enjoy the classics
adventurous informative fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

the g is lgbt stands for gilgamesh

they were such good friends
adventurous reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I read this for school and it was not enjoyable lol
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jacksoeb's review

4.0

This gets an extra star because of how ancient it is and how amazing it is that we have recovered so much of this text. What an incredible peek into people who lived thousands and thousands of years ago.
adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes