956 reviews for:

Metamorphoses

Ovid

4.01 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ancient Roman version of Lore Olympus /hj
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

A summary of Greco-Roman mythology ending with a deification of the Caesars.
adventurous dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging slow-paced
funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Thank you so much Netgalley for the review copy in exchange for honest opinion!

There are 17 stories in the book, each accompanied with one or multiple stunning illustrations. Even though I was familiar with some of them, I enjoyed the read. They were easy to understand and kids who are interested in mythology will love this book. All of the stories are intriguing but my personal favourite is the story of Narcissus. I read it several times and it never failed to amaze me. Recommended!

Raeburn's translation is wonderful

Great classical fiction with magic, mythical gods and an absurd imagination
adventurous challenging dark hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

imagine if you got turned into a fucking flower when everybody else that pissed of the gods got turned into like a bird or a deer man id be FUMING