4.92k reviews for:

The Iliad

Homer

3.8 AVERAGE

gonetoaverno's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective

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as Anne Carson has said, "Everyone should read Homer." I favour the Iliad personally. it sits in the heart of me.

jdschmitz's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

conniesbeans's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

clarkissimo's review against another edition

5.0

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Bloody! So very bloody.

ariareads's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

vallows's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

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Patroclo, compañero amado, compañero querido.
Uno de los libros más densos que me he leido,  todo lo relacionado a patroclo rompió mi corazón y el y Aquiles me hicieron más interesante la lectura. También hasta que salio patroclo me veía a veces de el lado de los troyanos, pero fue una lectura interesante aunque densa.

samsafication's review against another edition

3.0

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rip hector. you would have loved lady gaga

sararose_cozy's review against another edition

1.0

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DNF

donalynmiller's review against another edition

5.0

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It almost seems disrespectful to give star ratings to The Iliad. It deserves five stars for its literary and cultural significance alone.

readriterithmatic's review against another edition

4.0

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The Iliad is brilliant as always, finally starting to make sense of it more on this 4th read through. Wilson’s translation definitely adds a lot. The use of iambic pentameter is brilliant and beautiful and pays dividends when reading portions aloud. Did not enjoy the more modernized language nearly as much. The Iliad is an undeniably anachronistic text. Certain lines seem overly romanticized but can add to the text when making certain lines more succinct (especially versus my beloved lattimore translation). Overall a welcome addition to my library and the western canon