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Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

24 reviews

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

Minor: Stalking and Slavery

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, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Torture, and Violence

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, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Xenophobia

isnotacrayon's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

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

5.0

LISTEN TO THIS ON AUDIO! You won't regret it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Incest, Violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Kidnapping, Grief, and Body shaming

Please bear in mind, these are Greek myths. If you're not anticipating incest, rape, and death, i don't know what you expected. However, Fry never describes in detail any rape or sexual assault.