Reviews - The Iliad | The StoryGraph

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The Iliad

Homer

3.8 AVERAGE

torisaurex's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It’s a classic. What else can I say.

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vheissu88's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

laomasugelan's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sel21's review against another edition

2.0

challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

csewimbush's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alexharrison77's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

impressionblend's review against another edition

I think this was fascinating to ancient Greeks.
I am not an ancient Greek.

DNF at 20%

Look, I'm sorry, I get that this was incredibly important and influential when it comes to Western literature. I'm not disputing the cultural and historic value of The Iliad. I just can't here and force myself through reading about "so-and-so, son of so-and-so" who comes from this one place, and did this thing to another "so-and-so, son of someone else". I think if I didn't know the story itself (we went over some sort of abridged version of The Iliad and The Odyssey in school)—my curiosity about the plot might have kept me going. But as it is I currently have no interest in continuing this book. I am at a point in my life where I have accepted that it's impossible to read every influential and important book ever written, so I am moving on to books I have a lot more interest in.