Reviews

The Histories by Herodotus

otoruga's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

evgeorge's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative slow-paced

3.0

cazxxx's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.0

lilysharp's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

2.5

ariel_bloomer's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.5

sklepia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative slow-paced

4.25

One of the first forays into recorded history for the sake of history, The Histories are so very intriguing. There's no real basis, and Herodotus just wings it. He starts on a subject and goes until he's finished, even if it means meandering through four other seemingly unrelated things. It's a glimpse into the mind of someone writing about history while also living through history - and despite its being over two millennia old, it's just as human as today. 8.5/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Rape

miguelito_juanito's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

3.75

benji_44's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious

5.0

tywhiplashing's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5