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flavio_fly's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
postitsandpens's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoy this graphic novel series. This installment was told via the points of view of the 9 Muses, as they share some of Apollo's history and stories. The artwork was done in these bright shades of orange and yellow, perfect for the Apollo and all his many talents, and a great contrast to the previous volume about Ares, which was done in reds and blacks. The Muses tell the stories of Apollo and Artemis' birth, the tragedies of Daphne, Marsyas, Asklepios, and Hyacinth, and Apollo's killing of Python. These of course are only a fraction of the tales about Apollo, but I enjoyed this very quick read nonetheless.
jemmania's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
rsopher's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-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
circa_sabrina's review against another edition
5.0
I think this one was my favorite!!!! I would recommend this to anyone, not even just mythology stans!!!!
haia_929's review against another edition
4.0
This is a trimmed down version of my review, to view the full review visit The Book Ramble.
In the eighth book of the Olympians series by George O'Connor the muses, or mousai, tell 7 tales of Apollo, all displaying his faults and his humanity, which O'Connor presents as a way of showing that Apollo, the most Greek of the gods, was also the most human, and it is this humanity that enamors so many to him.
O'Connor has taken on a difficult god in this book because Apollo doesn't have this massive overarching story we can follow, and he doesn't have one, big, famous story, he has a bunch of lesser known stories. I didn't know a lot about him going into this book, but by the end I was just thinking "jeez this guy's kind of an asshole", true of all gods, but there was something pretty extraordinarily interesting about this particular brand of asshole that makes this book really great still.
Apollo is incredibly human, all of his stories are just depressing, nothing good seemed to happen to this guy at all. But that's so astonishingly human it makes you care about him in a weird way. I wasn't a huge fan of the stories, except the story of Daphne which I already knew, but I think O'Connor really accomplished something amazing in the way he presented the stories. He made me care about a god I had no interest in, and he tied together a bunch of seemingly random stories to make a really compelling narrative through the muses.
The art was of course on point as well. I am excited to see more of this series in the future and highly recommend the series!
In the eighth book of the Olympians series by George O'Connor the muses, or mousai, tell 7 tales of Apollo, all displaying his faults and his humanity, which O'Connor presents as a way of showing that Apollo, the most Greek of the gods, was also the most human, and it is this humanity that enamors so many to him.
O'Connor has taken on a difficult god in this book because Apollo doesn't have this massive overarching story we can follow, and he doesn't have one, big, famous story, he has a bunch of lesser known stories. I didn't know a lot about him going into this book, but by the end I was just thinking "jeez this guy's kind of an asshole", true of all gods, but there was something pretty extraordinarily interesting about this particular brand of asshole that makes this book really great still.
Apollo is incredibly human, all of his stories are just depressing, nothing good seemed to happen to this guy at all. But that's so astonishingly human it makes you care about him in a weird way. I wasn't a huge fan of the stories, except the story of Daphne which I already knew, but I think O'Connor really accomplished something amazing in the way he presented the stories. He made me care about a god I had no interest in, and he tied together a bunch of seemingly random stories to make a really compelling narrative through the muses.
The art was of course on point as well. I am excited to see more of this series in the future and highly recommend the series!