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The Odyssey: (the Stephen Mitchell Translation) by Homer

50 reviews

sofipitch's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.5

I read this back in ninth grade and I forgot how much it focuses on dealing with the suitors compared to the 10 years of Odysseus journey. The best parts are when he has to face gods, monsters, and magic, and that only lasts for 3 or 4 books out of the 24. 
There is a strong emphasis on brozne/iron age greek culture and customs that was interesting, but often felt like Homer was moralizing a lot. There are a lot of long speeches given by characters on what a great and noble man Odysseus is/was, and it's like, really, Odysseus has the moral backbone of a chocolate eclair. So, IDK what Homer was really trying to convey talking about king of the war criminals like that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

madmilliner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

Its a good story, but, there are SO MANY REPETITIVE WORDS (yes, I know it's an "Epic poem") but, good grief! It's a plethora  of redundancy, for a story that I personally would have enjoyed; in a more stripped down, less poetic telling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

lucy12345's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Minor: Blood and Misogyny

lydia_arvidsson's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Animal death

thowaiba's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Genocide, and Sexism

lollibows's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

5.0

I’m not sure I would have ever read Homer outside of a classroom if not for Emily Wilson.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Violence, Slavery, and Misogyny

georgiaellenreads's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

lucafreya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Animal death, and Misogyny

prophet_goddess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, and Blood

Minor: Animal death

ha1yan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Blood, Gore, Misogyny, and Sexism