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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
I finally finished it!! It’s so awe-inspiring to realize how long people have been storytellers, wrestling with the same questions we do today. There were so many myths that I had never heard of that I can now always carry with me, and I’m just really glad I chose to read this! Super interesting and great translation. Only critique is that it did kinda become a slog to get through toward the end (wars, politics, blah blah blah.)
Special shout out to the murderous witch Georgian princess Medea. You have my heart.
Another special shout out to the passage that actually made tears well in my eyes: “And as he searched the Elysian Fields, he found the wife he had lost and held her close in his arms. At last the lovers could stroll together, side by side—or she went ahead and he followed; then Orpheus ventured in front and knew he could now look back on his own Eurydice safely.” LIKE ARE YOU KIDDING ME.
Special shout out to the murderous witch Georgian princess Medea. You have my heart.
Another special shout out to the passage that actually made tears well in my eyes: “And as he searched the Elysian Fields, he found the wife he had lost and held her close in his arms. At last the lovers could stroll together, side by side—or she went ahead and he followed; then Orpheus ventured in front and knew he could now look back on his own Eurydice safely.” LIKE ARE YOU KIDDING ME.
informative
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm gonna preface this by saying I know that this is important to the Western canon. I respect Ovid.
But I absolutely hated reading this. To be honest, I barely read it. I mostly skimmed it and supplemented with Sparknotes summaries and quizzes. Don't @ me.
But I absolutely hated reading this. To be honest, I barely read it. I mostly skimmed it and supplemented with Sparknotes summaries and quizzes. Don't @ me.
Pythagoras’s plea for curiosity and the ultimate fluidity of things near the end of the poem is enough to make you stop for a bit and just listen to birdsong.
