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Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

17 reviews

kirame's review

adventurous funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Murder, Rape, Infidelity, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, War, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content, Violence, Torture, Alcohol, Body horror, and Gaslighting

arcumenn's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted 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

3.25

The gods really suck don't they... While it was fun to revisit old and discover some new tales from the Greek Mythology, I also felt that the book kinda petered out in its second half, with stories that were less exciting.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

hazelmort's review against another edition

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: 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

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: 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

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review against another edition

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

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

gravitypulledemmy's review

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, Alcohol, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, and Self harm

lowclasswarrior's review

dark funny informative medium-paced

• 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

5.0

I’ve both read this and listened to the audiobook. I personally feel both are worth doing. Stephen Fry lends a theatrical narration in the audiobook, and his footnotes in the physical book are both informative and hilarious little tidbits. The myths are presented in a logical (and as chronological as possible) sequence. Definitely recommend for anyone with even a passing interest in Greek myths. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Incest, Pregnancy, and Alcohol