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julija_1975's review
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
greaydean's review against another edition
5.0
Tremendous. I wish I had discovered this book long ago. I'm sure there may be some that squirm at the simplifications found here, but I would highly recommend this as a great place to build a simply skeleton to hang all the Greek myths on. I plan to gobble up his other books. Targeted right at my 8th grade mind, but I'm exhilarated by the acquisition of knowledge while reading. I finally have a grasp of these myths.
telly_in_town's review against another edition
3.0
Very pg version of Greek history in this book all giving nice explanations to the reading woman’s stories. A lot of these variations I’ve never even heard. It was very heavily glorifying these men and did not display what they truly did in the myths. I’d recommend for someone getting into Greek mythology but if you read quite a lot of of it would not recommend this.
kiseao's review against another edition
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
4.0
jasmine_elizabeth's review against another edition
4.0
Great seeing someone else’s interpretation of Greek myths and the heroes we all know, a lot of these stories were actually knew for me at least to read but many like Jason and the argonauts i have never read a book about this or seen it on tv so that was interesting. I enjoyed reading all the tales of Heracles such tragedy.
hayleyccc4's review against another edition
3.0
It was okay... I liked the myths and all (they were described very well), but found the writing boring and possibly even amateur? It wasn't my favourite, but I think I'd rate this closer to 3.5 stars.
postitsandpens's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fun book that took many of the tales of the Greek heroes we already knew and loved and combined them into a cohesive story, helping the reader see how they were related and the characters that took part in various different adventures. This book focuses mostly on Heracles and his labors, as well as the adventures of Jason, Perseus, and Theseus. I would be interested in reading this author's version of the story of the Trojan War some day, just to complete the tales.
angelarenea's review against another edition
2.0
This book was pretty good, it had a rough start but it redeemed itself farther on. I was a little bit disappointed that they skimmed over as much some of the stories as they did. It seemed to be more written as a history than a novel, which i wasn't expecting but once I got used to it, it was better. All in all I did enjoy reading some of the stories that I've never heard of.
teatreeyellow's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ambipompom's review against another edition
3.0
There’s nothing wrong with the content of this book but the style it’s written in is that same fake formality as many versions of the bible which is really off putting