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adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My notes for Homer is; Maybe workshop this? Odysseus is an unlikable character who failed at every turn, loss 600 men and came back home as a hero after slauthering his wife's orbiters and his "unfaithful" slaves. Athena, find yourself a better hero girl.
Its worth reading if you're into classical studies and ancient Greece, but if someone told you that "every man NEEDS to read Odysseus" I'd just say, skip it?
Its worth reading if you're into classical studies and ancient Greece, but if someone told you that "every man NEEDS to read Odysseus" I'd just say, skip it?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Murder
This whole book is about the use of violence against wit and 500+ people die so there's a lot of death.
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Slavery, Violence, War
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail
There are graphic deaths of several characters. A group of women are hung and it is described in the epic with a few disturbing lines. There is a lot of violence in general.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is an absolute classic. This is my first reread of it since high school, and I was honestly surprised at how much I enjoyed it as an adult. It really felt like pure entertainment, not like reading an academic ancient text or anything. I was also reading the Iliad at the same time, and I tried to keep in mind while reading both that these would have originally been read out/performed for a crowd of people. And imagining myself as an ancient peasant listening to this on the street really helped me be entertained by it. And I think this book has a lot of entertaining story elements. Its got monsters and love and death, and a great revenge subplot towards the end. Odysseus is also a great protagonist, with a lot of endearing traits like perseverance and intelligence.
I also liked the non-linear timeline of this book. The reader learns about a lot of the plot when Odysseus is recounting events towards the end of his journey. It just gave it a little extra something that would have been missing if it followed a regular linear timeline.
Overall, I have similar thoughts about the Odyssey as I do the Iliad. Both are surprisingly entertaining and I think that everyone should read them at least once in their lives.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, War
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
É um livro bem denso e cansativo de ler, e por ser poema, tu avança bem mais devagar do que em prosa(incrivelmente). Me perdo muitas vezes porque além de ter linguagem rebuscada, na minha cabeça eu não consigo formar uma imagem tão boa da história do que quando eu leio um livro normal.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Sexual harassment, War
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol
Moderate: Rape, War, Classism
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
still thinking about odysseus' 'heh nothing personnel kid moment' where he dodges that cow hoof and gives a sardonic little grin. dude really thinks he's an anime protag.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence
Moderate: Physical abuse, War
Minor: Animal death, Torture, Trafficking
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the fact of the matter is this could’ve been avoided
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, War