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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
Hardly read it but i’m going to have to eventually since it’ll be on my final exam
The book just isn’t for me it’s too much going on and i’m not interested enough to figure it out
The book just isn’t for me it’s too much going on and i’m not interested enough to figure it out
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
adventurous
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Translation work: Perfect 5/5!
Story: 2/5
It's fascinating to think of people many generations ago coming together and listen to this epic. How incredible that it's still available to us now.
Wilson's translation work is fantastic! I appreciated the great balance struck between ease of reading to those used to modern English books, yet keeping the tone and importance of rhythm of the original old Greek tales. I'd definitely recommend her work.
The story itself is much more slow than I like. In hindsight, I'd have enjoyed myself more if I'd only read the introduction, chapter summary in the back and excerpts of the book now and then.
Story: 2/5
It's fascinating to think of people many generations ago coming together and listen to this epic. How incredible that it's still available to us now.
Wilson's translation work is fantastic! I appreciated the great balance struck between ease of reading to those used to modern English books, yet keeping the tone and importance of rhythm of the original old Greek tales. I'd definitely recommend her work.
The story itself is much more slow than I like. In hindsight, I'd have enjoyed myself more if I'd only read the introduction, chapter summary in the back and excerpts of the book now and then.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Something everyone should read once in thier life. A great translation, easy to understand.
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Best story ever written.
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Wow. Just, wow.
You'd think a book from more than 2 thousand years would bore you to death. You'd think it'd be a drag, a waste of time, trash in front of classics of the 19th century.
That is not what happens. Not at all. Instead of all these, you will get a book so richly packed with story and life that it is almost impossible to finish in one sitting - in the best way one could say this.
As I've said, this book is packed to the brim with stories, as The Illiad might mostly be about Achilles' anger (and gayness), but it is also about the stories of all those who fought in the Trojan war.
It is, of course, the story of Achilles, Briseis, Agamemnon, and Patroclus. The fight between the two takes the life of another. This story is mostly at the start and at the end of The Illiad - the middle being filled with the war itself. But those parts are absolutely beautiful. It is funny how they call Patroclus Achilles' "comrade" - when it is too obvious that it is all the more wrong to call him that. Read any part of the book which speaks about Achilles from chapter 18 and onwards - and you will see the word "Patroclus" or "Dear comrade" on almost every page.
It is also the story of Priam's freakishly dysfunctional family. Paris and Helen, being the worst couple to ever exist. Hector, being the best person ever and an absolute chad. And of course, all his 50 other kids. It seems as if the only person truly loved in that family was Hector, which makes his death all the more tragic.
And, last (but not least - although I wish they were) there are the gods, who play with the humans as of they were toys. They are a lot more like a comedic drama, than the tragic drama which happens with all the others. Sadly for all the Hades stans, Hades as a character appears only for one moment, in which he basically tells the gods to shut up because they're breaking the earth. And honestly, he was a legend for that.
I love this book. I love this book so much.
5 stars. 10 stars. 100 stars.
Edit: my updates on this book were so funny. Where and when did my humor leave me?
You'd think a book from more than 2 thousand years would bore you to death. You'd think it'd be a drag, a waste of time, trash in front of classics of the 19th century.
That is not what happens. Not at all. Instead of all these, you will get a book so richly packed with story and life that it is almost impossible to finish in one sitting - in the best way one could say this.
As I've said, this book is packed to the brim with stories, as The Illiad might mostly be about Achilles' anger (and gayness), but it is also about the stories of all those who fought in the Trojan war.
It is, of course, the story of Achilles, Briseis, Agamemnon, and Patroclus. The fight between the two takes the life of another. This story is mostly at the start and at the end of The Illiad - the middle being filled with the war itself. But those parts are absolutely beautiful. It is funny how they call Patroclus Achilles' "comrade" - when it is too obvious that it is all the more wrong to call him that. Read any part of the book which speaks about Achilles from chapter 18 and onwards - and you will see the word "Patroclus" or "Dear comrade" on almost every page.
It is also the story of Priam's freakishly dysfunctional family. Paris and Helen, being the worst couple to ever exist. Hector, being the best person ever and an absolute chad. And of course, all his 50 other kids. It seems as if the only person truly loved in that family was Hector, which makes his death all the more tragic.
And, last (but not least - although I wish they were) there are the gods, who play with the humans as of they were toys. They are a lot more like a comedic drama, than the tragic drama which happens with all the others. Sadly for all the Hades stans, Hades as a character appears only for one moment, in which he basically tells the gods to shut up because they're breaking the earth. And honestly, he was a legend for that.
I love this book. I love this book so much.
5 stars. 10 stars. 100 stars.
Edit: my updates on this book were so funny. Where and when did my humor leave me?