956 reviews for:

Metamorphoses

Ovid

4.01 AVERAGE

adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I found this book to be a quiet one. I wasn't able to follow through its verse in my daily commute or during noisy flights, or listening to music, but its pages sprouted to me in silence, as the subtle poetry demanded full attention to draw me into its world.
Ovid's verse is rich with color and portrayal of human nature, light and logical with expression, swift yet powerful. He lays down for us a thread to follow, and brilliantly weaves the mythical narrative, leading us from the creation of the world and the fall of mankind, through the heroic age of Greece, all the way to the verge of history - the rule of Caesar Augustus, the first emperor of Rome.

The stories which most captured my imagination:
- Pyramus and Thisbe
- Jason and Medea
- Minos, Nisus, and Scylla
- Cinyras and Myrrha

well i’m not reaching my reading goal
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging informative reflective slow-paced

i refuse to rate this because it wasn't bad but reading this for school made the experience painful
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective relaxing tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No