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The Iliad

Homer

3.8 AVERAGE


DNF at 66%

Shvatam da je ovo klasik i to stoji, ali Ilijada je sastavljena većinski od stvari kao što su borbe, rat, čast, borbe, ovaj je sin ovoga a on je sin onoga a taj je prijatelj ovoga, pa borbe, hrana, žrtve, borbe, klanje nedužnih, krađa, zarobljavanje žena i djece, borbe... Shvatate poentu.

Ovu fusnota - ''Čitavo deseto pjevanje stoji u posve labavoj svezi s pjevanjima koja su pred njim i s onima koja su za njim; ono bi se moglo izlučiti, i ne bi se opazilo da što u Ilijadi nedostaje.'' - bi vam trebala sve reći o tome kakva je ovo knjiga.

'Junaci' toliko pričaju da dok se govor završi, ja zaboravim koji je uopće junak pričao.

Nemamo u ovoj knjizi Trojanskog konja ali eto, imamo Ahileja i njegove komplekse.

Read it for the first time in college but feel now I have really read it. Greatly aided by listening to Prof. Vandivers course.

I was already familiar with most of the story and events, which was good because I think I picked the wrong translation for me to properly enjoy it. It became quite - dare I say it - boring to only read about war and conflict, and I feel a translation in verse might've at least given it a bit of a poetic twist. But past me really wanted to read a prose translation, so that was what I had on my shelves. Still, an utter classic that I'm happy to have finally read.
adventurous dark emotional sad

honestly, having finally read this, i'm even more mad at the people who insist that achilles and patroclus aren't gay.
challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-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: Yes

hdennis799's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 8%

Soft DNF. 
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging emotional funny informative sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes