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The Iliad by Homer

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naindu's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.75

grahamjohnson's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is the first translation of the Iliad I’ve ever read which brought home just how unenduringly sad it is.

mittland's review against another edition

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5.0

terrifying, hilarious, gorgeous. this was a slow start for me but once i got into it i started crying at the way the sunrise was described. i dont own this book but i very much would like to just to reread certain passages over and over every day of my life

maryhasalittlezoo's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

5.0

book_busy's review against another edition

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4.0

So so so long. Some of it was just lists of men that fought or died but the sections featuring the gods were fabulous and absurd. Love how Zeus is canonically a himbo (an abusive one at that -yeesh) frat bro.

ritaralha's review against another edition

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5.0

Um épico que começa com cólera

Canta, ó deusa, a cólera de Aquiles, o Pelida
(mortífera!, que tantas dores trouxe aos Aqueus
e tantas almas valentes de heróis lançou no Hades,
ficando seus corpos como presa para cães e aves
de rapina, enquanto se cumpria a vontade de Zeus),
desde o momento em que primeiro se desentenderam
o Atrida, soberano dos homens, e o divino Aquiles

e termina com um acto de humanidade

Fitando-o com sobrolho carregado lhe respondeu o veloz Aquiles:
“Não me irrites agora, ó ancião! Eu próprio estou decidido
a restituir-te Heitor (…)
(…)Do carro de belas cambas
Tiraram o incontável resgate pela cabeça de Heitor.
Mas deixaram lá duas vestes e uma túnica bem tecida,
para que Aquiles vestisse o morto e o entregasse para ser levado
para casa.

Homero morreu, Virgílio também e eu já não me estou a sentir nada bem...

Frederico Lourenço: “A ‘Ilíada’ e a ‘Odisseia’ são dois grandes tratados sobre a natureza humana”

A Ilíada pelas mãos de Frederico Lourenço