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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
Did not like this translation - trying another one.
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-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
challenging
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Look, I think if I read this another way I’d love it. But I tried rawdogging it from cover to cover and it was too much for me. I loved some individual stories but trying to tackle it like that took away from my experience. I’d give it another try in a few years but I need a break lmao
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
I read some of them just for a project. I loved this translation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
read books 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 (so i basically finished the book).
from the books that i read, i really enjoyed it! i think my favorite stories were salmacis and hermaphroditus, and tereus and philomela. maybe it’s because i wrote a paper contrasting the two stories. maybe im biased. i do enjoy how the characters at the end of each story go through a change (a metamorphosis, if you will!). very good introduction to ancient roman texts. one star off because why did ovid love writing about rape?
from the books that i read, i really enjoyed it! i think my favorite stories were salmacis and hermaphroditus, and tereus and philomela. maybe it’s because i wrote a paper contrasting the two stories. maybe im biased. i do enjoy how the characters at the end of each story go through a change (a metamorphosis, if you will!). very good introduction to ancient roman texts. one star off because why did ovid love writing about rape?
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Oh how sad this book made me! I wanted to love this book because I love history and mythology. I knew all these stories but had never heard of a collection of all of them before Ovid's Metamorphoses. When it turned out to be one of the few Roman novels still around, I knew I had to read it. Starting the epic, I was very excited but rapidly became disenchanted. Personally, I dislike that with so many characters and events that happen in each of the 15 books that there were no subtitles or notice of a change in the stories. It made the overview in the beginning of each book pointless because I'd always forget what story I was reading. The change from one story to the next, while staying in the epic style, ended up confusing me. I constantly had to reread sections because I was not sure if I had missed anything. The stories that held my attention the most were in Volume II, but I still didn't enjoy reading this epic as much as I have others. There were stories I really liked but I had already read them from Greek Mythology or found them elsewhere. My frustration grew so much that I had to write myself helpful description notes on the side in a completely different copy of the book. I'm glad to cross this book off of my "read before I die" list and that I'll never have to read again.