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Lucian's True History; by Francis Hickes, Charles Whibley, Lucian of Samosata

auntie_terror's review against another edition

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adventurous funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

lavenderlazarus's review against another edition

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2.0

Well, it was a story. Unfortunately, I don't know enough references about Greek life in the time of Lucian to appreciate it.

ninj's review against another edition

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3.0

Although a summary of the book as traveling off and meeting up with moon people, fighting the sun people, in an interplanetary war with other alien creatures would make it sound very sci-fi, the reading of it puts it very much in a fantasy vein, feeling much like a Gulliver's Travels sailing off into far off lands with strange peoples.
Not bad, interesting at times, but not super compelling. Some of the battle scenes were dense and itemised, whereas other times there were some pretty neat scenes of giant beasts and strange lands.

amandapgold's review

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adventurous challenging funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

appelmoes's review

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

seldias's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jebeddo's review

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2.0

Mostly of interest as a historical artifact. It's has merit as a strange early example of big tropes of speculative fiction, but trying to follow it as a literary work in and of itself is a non-starter.
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