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_alyannaaa'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
Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Torture, Incest, Sexual violence, and Slavery
hazelmort's review
- 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
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Incest, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Self harm, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Abandonment
nebraskanwriter's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Cursing, Pedophilia, Rape, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Death, War, and Chronic illness
read_al_about_it's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Rape, Murder, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Death, and Alcoholism
suprita's review against another edition
- 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
What do you even say about a book like Mythos? To say that it was refreshingly wonderful will be an understatement. Very rarely have I read a book on mythology which does not read like a book on mythology. This book is like a fireside conversation with Fry where he regales you with some disturbing, some hilarious stories about seemingly old friends (except these friends are Greek gods with unpronounceable names and their antics have cosmic and cataclysmic consequences).
Stephen Fry talks about Greek myths as someone who knows how weirdly twisted it all is but loves it regardless and wants other people to see and appreciate them for what they really are at the end of the day, stories. In his own words “And pleasure is what immersing yourself in the world of Greek myth is all about”. He doesn’t care if you get the names wrong or if you don’t have prior knowledge of Greek myths, all he wants to do is tell these fascinating stories, stories for you to love and enjoy, and love and enjoy them you will.
I haven’t read a better book on mythology really, hands down one of my favourites. I’m so very excited to read Heroes and Troy too now. *jumps up and down while clapping excitedly*
Graphic: Incest, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, and Physical abuse
thejuliette's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence