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mrsjburgin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Animal death, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, Incest, Stalking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Alcohol, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, War, Pedophilia, Murder, Excrement, and Death
juliacarlini's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Incest, War, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Murder, Rape, Torture, and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy and Kidnapping
Minor: Alcohol and Animal death
ebp's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Violence, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Infidelity, Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Murder, Suicide attempt, Classism, Animal death, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Death, Colonisation, Child death, and Child abuse
graciejlc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: War, Incest, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Colonisation, and Sexual harassment
tess_gee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Incest, War, Death of parent, Rape, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Misogyny
Minor: Child death and Child abuse
annakh16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Part of what makes this so informative is Fry‘s attention to detail, always citing his sources when there are divergent versions of a myth, among other things. I also really appreciated his many references to the etymology of everyday words and their links to Greek myths, as well to the reception of some stories in classic and modern literature. It really helps bring the stories to the present.
The characters are vivid and memorable, and the audio narration (which was great, as expected) enhanced this, too.
I do think some of the very short stories could’ve been cut (especially in the Metamorphosis part). It all became a bit too fast paced and confusing for me then.
Overall however I loved this, would definitely recommend, and will definitely read the next book in the series!
Moderate: Death, Incest, Sexual content, Rape, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infidelity, Animal death, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, and Kidnapping
majestictrilobite's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Rape, War, Animal death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Incest, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Sexism
gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Narrated by author
Unabridged
What a great retelling of the origins of Greek Mythology. Fantastic storytelling with a background on more than just big players, which I really appreciated.
Fry enraptured with his storytelling and captured the legends perfectly for new learners to myth, and old.
Looking forward to continuing on with this series.
Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, War, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship
ssellwood's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Minor: Incest, Murder, Rape, Suicide, and Torture
yossy_cookie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The first quarter was essentially a genealogy of the ancient God's, setting up the Titans and Olympians. It was necessary but definitely slower and read more like a presentation of facts rather than story.
I found that it got much better after the first quarter.
Moderate: Death, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War