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Mythos by Stephen Fry

31 reviews

hazelmort's review

adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Self harm, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Abandonment

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

An incredible undertaking. 

Stephen Fry breathes life into these many myths, giving the characters dialogue and making these numerous stories much more digestible for the reader. What could have been a very meandering and confusing book was as concise as it could be considering the large subject matter. The audiobook is narrated by Stephen Fry himself which I enjoyed immensely. 

Highly recommend if you love mythology and history, he weaves the two together through out the novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

xan_van_rooyen's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

4.0

I went into this thinking it would be a bit more like Gaiman's Norse Mythology. It's not quite as narrative as I was hoping, but rather more informative, inserting contemporary references and modern tid-bits throughout the re-tellings. Consequently, I never managed to feel fully immersed in the stories. That said, it was still immensely enjoyable, mostly because of Fry's sense of humor injected into the tales.

Whether you're a fan of Greek myth or completely unfamiliar with the canon, I think there is a lot to enjoy here. Just don't expect a novel-like experience.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Rape, Suicide, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pregnancy

gravitypulledemmy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

I am disappointed but I think it has more to do with the way I read it, all in a row. I think it would be best to read a myth a read or day

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

mochalirious's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, and Sexual harassment

whirl's review

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

The book is very well written and I liked how the stories were told in a more modern voice. Personally I would have enjoyed it more if there were fewer stories but each a bit longer. There were often long sections between stories just explaining how everyone is relayed to everything. And while that is interesting, there was just too much detail to be able to remember all of it. So I would’ve preferred if it was a little less in-depth and thorough 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Slavery and Stalking

knerys's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder

beholderess's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Blood

Minor: Cannibalism

bexh's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder