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achillesheeled's review against another edition
4.0
For six days I would not let him be buried, thinking 'If my grief is violent enough, perhaps he will come back to life again.'
not my favorite epic and i get why my epics teacher omitted it from the curriculum lol but i liked it
not my favorite epic and i get why my epics teacher omitted it from the curriculum lol but i liked it
callieju's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this! I think the over all message about mortality is really moving and it was really interesting to read a story thousands of years old.
kshane1298's review against another edition
4.0
Gilgamesh
Enkidu
Shamhat
Ishtar
Humbaba vs Gilgamesh and Enkidu
Heaven Bulls vs Gilgamesh and Enkidu
Enkidu dies
Gilgamesh cries for 6days and 7 night
Gilgamesh seeks immortality but to no avail
Enkidu
Shamhat
Ishtar
Humbaba vs Gilgamesh and Enkidu
Heaven Bulls vs Gilgamesh and Enkidu
Enkidu dies
Gilgamesh cries for 6days and 7 night
Gilgamesh seeks immortality but to no avail
alice_clawford's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
biolexicon's review against another edition
2.0
This is interesting to look at historically, but not as a work on its own.
jenhurst's review against another edition
4.0
There’s something awe-inspiring and humbling about reading a book written over 4000 years ago. Obviously its an epic, so we don’t get a ton or character development or world building obviously. But we can see the start of certain archetypes forming, inspiration for Homer and the basis for many Greek myths. There’s also a story that reads as a precursor for Adam and Eve and the great flood myth. The flood myth is also identical. One part mentions a meteor, which surprises me and means they probably found a crater hole at one point.
The most interesting part was Gilgamesh and Enkidu, were they lovers, brothers or friends? It says Gilgamesh loves him like a woman, so it’s implied. It most likely inspired Achilles and Patroclus and you can see the similarities.
I know that this is called a religious text, but it’s just as much a precursor to modern fantasy and later works.
The most interesting part was Gilgamesh and Enkidu, were they lovers, brothers or friends? It says Gilgamesh loves him like a woman, so it’s implied. It most likely inspired Achilles and Patroclus and you can see the similarities.
I know that this is called a religious text, but it’s just as much a precursor to modern fantasy and later works.
friends2lovers's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
snanberber's review against another edition
5.0
Kitabın başından:
Konuyu dikkatlice kurcalayan herkes şu gerçeği kolayca öğrenebilir: Üç kutsal kitabın içerdiği bilgilerin hiçbiri “gökten inme” değildir. Bir örnek Kur’an’da bir sayfalık, Tevrat’ta ve İncil’de iki üç sayfalık yer tutan Tufan söylencesi Sümerlerden kalma, hem de çok ayrıntılı bir öykü olarak: tam 327 dize.
Büyük dinlerden yüzlerce yıl öncesinden o günün inançlarına ışık tutan çok değerli bir kaynak.
Konuyu dikkatlice kurcalayan herkes şu gerçeği kolayca öğrenebilir: Üç kutsal kitabın içerdiği bilgilerin hiçbiri “gökten inme” değildir. Bir örnek Kur’an’da bir sayfalık, Tevrat’ta ve İncil’de iki üç sayfalık yer tutan Tufan söylencesi Sümerlerden kalma, hem de çok ayrıntılı bir öykü olarak: tam 327 dize.
Büyük dinlerden yüzlerce yıl öncesinden o günün inançlarına ışık tutan çok değerli bir kaynak.