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holdenn93's review against another edition
5.0
The writing makes these two epics a slog to get through, which makes sense, having been written 2800 years ago. But I liked both the stories and it was well worth it. I think I preferred iliad a bit more, although there are only so many times I can read the sentence, "and he ran him through with a spear in his chest just above the nipple, and his armour rang rattling about him."
hereisenough's review against another edition
3.0
dont remember translator
also for school
totally fine book.
also for school
totally fine book.
bre_reads_and_reviews's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The Illiad tells the tale of the ten year war in Troy and Achilles rage, and Odysseuss' harrowing journey back home.
Let's start this review off with how long this book took me read. I started this back on August 17th and I now just finished it. I will say I gave it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars as it's Greek mythology and one of finest literature pieces out there. And I just absolutely loved it. Definitely was interesting to read as I read a dumb down and completely different version of this back in high school. Also I would like to say that we need to remake the movie Troy and actually add the gods into it. As they had a huge part in both stories. Just my personal opinion, don't come for me. I absolutely love the movie Troy (especially since it has Brad Pitt in it 😏.)
Let's start this review off with how long this book took me read. I started this back on August 17th and I now just finished it. I will say I gave it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars as it's Greek mythology and one of finest literature pieces out there. And I just absolutely loved it. Definitely was interesting to read as I read a dumb down and completely different version of this back in high school. Also I would like to say that we need to remake the movie Troy and actually add the gods into it. As they had a huge part in both stories. Just my personal opinion, don't come for me. I absolutely love the movie Troy (especially since it has Brad Pitt in it 😏.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and War
eli2k's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
tortorwor's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
esthibess's review against another edition
Zodra ik het boek ophaalde bij de bibliotheek wist ik al dat ik hem niet (snel) uit ging lezen. Het heeft veel bladzijdes, kleine letters en een inhoud over een onderwerp waar ik het laatste halfjaar veel over heb gelezen. Ik ga hem later wel nog een keer lezen!
scipio_africanus's review against another edition
5.0
Epic, beautiful, brutal, and satisfying to the max. Odysseus is the original super hero.
kittykels's review against another edition
3.0
The Odyssey was by far the more interesting of the two.