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Gilgamesh: The Norton Anthology World Literature by Benjamin R. Foster

hsienhsien27's review

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3.0

So for school, I read this. Now I have to read the Illiad. *Sighs loud enough for the earth to collapse.*

I read The Epic of Gilgamesh. It’s for school. Not even going to comment on this because everyone reads this for school.

Death.
Friendship.
Oh noooo.
Why you die!
Some lady seduced me and I became a grown man.
Gods and Goddesses aren’t good friends.
The font is too small.
I have to read The Iliad. I’m already hating this class.

wynnieflorence's review

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fast-paced

2.0

artransvet's review

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3.0

Hard to follow. Had to read it for class.

moonlitlex's review

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no way gilgamesh wasn't in love with enkidu just dudes being bros indeed

alyson7's review

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3.0

I had to read this story for a course on world literature. It was absolutely fascinating! It is comparable with Beowulf and the Odyssey. I would definitely recommend to people who love classic epics.

latifaah's review

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3.0

My favorite part was when Gilgamesh expressed his great excitement to Ur-Shanabi (the boatman) regarding the rejuvenating plant he was given by Utanapishtim—telling him of his plan to test it out on an old man back in Uruk, who he decided to bestow upon the unbelievably creative title of: “Old Man Has Become Young-Again-Man.” How adorable!
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