Reviews

The Aeneid by Virgil

theemperorcal's review against another edition

adventurous dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.25

Aeneas the most boring hero to ever exist 

soupgirl9's review against another edition

4.0

roman augustan age propaganda never tasted so good

emilylstevens's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

desmoulins's review against another edition

3.0

3 stars for the well-written highly readable translation, but otherwise, I am simply not an Aeneas fan because he's not even horrible in an entertaining way (See: Odysseus and Gilgamesh).

Having said that I think the implications about Augustus' mythmaking, and Vergil's relationship with that is very interesting in this, as compared, say, to the propaganda in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

tdawgg07's review

School..

zoesteinberg214's review against another edition

3.0

Not gonna lie, I simply don't like war movies.

jaysnothere's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

boring_bookkeeper_80's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

julieann_4's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

alana_f's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.5