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Homer

3.8 AVERAGE

bgramps's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

cfoley's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

jmoran4's review against another edition

5.0

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I read this in high school and truly adored the experience. The exotic nature of an ancient story/setting/voice, compounded with the use of verse (which was new to me), made for a totally unique reading experience. It's filled to the brim with spectacular orations and simple lessons.

harryeustace118's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

elric555's review against another edition

5.0

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Gods and warriors battling it out endlessly for 500 pages? Might not be everyone's cup of tea but it's right up my street! I really loved reading this. I had high hopes for this book and was not at all disappointed.

halfpastnever's review against another edition

3.0

informative slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jennsie's review against another edition

5.0

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Oh my good gracious - THIS should be the edition schoolchildren are forced to read. Amazing, glorious, beautiful - I want to start again! Luckily I have his translations of the Odyssey and the Aeneid waiting on the shelf.

cathrinesel's review against another edition

5.0

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"Anger - sing, goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that accursed anger, which brought the Greeks endless sufferings."
In Troy they fought over Helen like children, but Achilles mourned Patroclus the way a soul mourns a body.

emfolle's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

awhorst's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes