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Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

25 reviews

juliacarlini's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Incest, War, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Murder, Rape, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol and Animal death

graciejlc's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

• 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

Enjoyable, funny and witty, the audiobook narrated by Stephen Fry was a nice touch for my commute.

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Incest, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Colonisation, and Sexual harassment

sarahsss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, War, and Violence

annakh16's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

• 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

I mean, this was just great. Fun (albeit disturbing at times, as myths tend to be), well-told and very informative. This is an accessible book for anyone who wants to get into Greek myths or already loves them. Also, if I ever need to win an alliteration contest, I know where to go for inspiration. 

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!

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Content Warnings

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

adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

hodgeonlucy's review against another edition

funny informative fast-paced

• 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• 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

 The Details:
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.

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Content Warnings

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

idkwhosara's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I chose to listen to the audiobook narrated by Stephen Fry. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Incest, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Violence

voldycat's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Child death, and Sexual content

Minor: Cannibalism, War, Vomit, Suicide, and Torture

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Infidelity, Animal death, Violence, War, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Abandonment, Incest, Toxic relationship, Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment