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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this quirky book of theatrics in ancient Greek - but told in an Irish brogue. The first half is a tad slow but it picks up in the final third of the book. I liken this book to City of Thieves by David Benioff.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, War
I kept picking it up which was good but I never really like enjoyed reading it? Unsure of this one.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5/5
This was great. Hilarious and ridiculous as well as moving and emotional at times. I rooted for Lampo even though he was kind of a dick.
This was great. Hilarious and ridiculous as well as moving and emotional at times. I rooted for Lampo even though he was kind of a dick.
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Such a fantastic little book. I came on expecting to laugh and, while I certainly did that, I also cried and felt heart broken for all the people in this story. the twist at the end with Lyra I could see coming but it didn't stop my devastation. The middle of the book I found sometimes frustrating and unfocused, but by the end of the novel I understood why the narrativ started out that way. very well written and the vivid descriptions of the world and will stick with me. What this book had to say about humanity and love and theater will certainly stick with me!
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This weird one is hard to rate. It is a story of two poets in ancient Syracuse who decide to out in a play with the Athenian prisoners in a quarry. I liked the writing style and I like theatre, but I really didn’t like the main character. I felt there were far too many pages devoted to him drinking and complaining. His lack of empathy to the enslaved people he was using as puppets made me uneasy.
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No