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jimbitsgalore's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
chinarosesmith's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Absolutely the best translation that’s ever been done
jeremyforr's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.0
cammielawton's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
qiaorui's review against another edition
4.0
Five lessons from Homer:
Lesson 1: Aways remember to steal the weapons and armour of the people you kill and store them safely in your hut before returning to the frontline. The Trojan war has its very own war crimes wall of fame: killing prisoners, taking slaves, goring people through the head and pinning them to the wall, dragging bodies through dust. But looting is the most important pastime.
Lesson 2: Don't mess with Achilles. He is vengeful to the extent that not only will you have to pay for your wrongdoing, you also need to transform into truly understanding that you were wrong, and be prepared to give Achilles everything that you have.
Lesson 3: Never kill someone whose background story you are not familiar with. You might unwittingly be fighting a God. As Achilles is approached by Asteropaios he first wants his opponent to tell him who he is. Offended by Achilles' ignorance, the son of Pelegon gives him his family tree consisting of a river and someone who he 'thinks' is his father. Somehow this is reassuring enough for Achilles who then proceeds to kill him with good conscience.
Lesson 4: All will work out exactly as Zeus wants it too, or will it? The fate gods Moirai will have faith written out for you. I guess Zeus fills in the blanks and makes a story out of it. Other gods can play in the margins, and splash with water to delay Achilles or make Paris fly, but can't stray too far.
Lesson 5: Really, when your father is asked by Agamemnon to send his sons as recruits or else pay, make him pay. It's not worth it.
The war is almost over, and all who remain can soon finally go home. But poor Odysseus and Aeneas, whose adventures and hardship have only just begun.
Lesson 1: Aways remember to steal the weapons and armour of the people you kill and store them safely in your hut before returning to the frontline. The Trojan war has its very own war crimes wall of fame: killing prisoners, taking slaves, goring people through the head and pinning them to the wall, dragging bodies through dust. But looting is the most important pastime.
Lesson 2: Don't mess with Achilles. He is vengeful to the extent that not only will you have to pay for your wrongdoing, you also need to transform into truly understanding that you were wrong, and be prepared to give Achilles everything that you have.
Lesson 3: Never kill someone whose background story you are not familiar with. You might unwittingly be fighting a God. As Achilles is approached by Asteropaios he first wants his opponent to tell him who he is. Offended by Achilles' ignorance, the son of Pelegon gives him his family tree consisting of a river and someone who he 'thinks' is his father. Somehow this is reassuring enough for Achilles who then proceeds to kill him with good conscience.
Lesson 4: All will work out exactly as Zeus wants it too, or will it? The fate gods Moirai will have faith written out for you. I guess Zeus fills in the blanks and makes a story out of it. Other gods can play in the margins, and splash with water to delay Achilles or make Paris fly, but can't stray too far.
Lesson 5: Really, when your father is asked by Agamemnon to send his sons as recruits or else pay, make him pay. It's not worth it.
The war is almost over, and all who remain can soon finally go home. But poor Odysseus and Aeneas, whose adventures and hardship have only just begun.
terryma90's review against another edition
3.0
It wasn't that good since I had to read for school. If I didn't have it as an assignment I would probably like it much, much, much better.
klain's review against another edition
I am really trying to read some of the classics that one should have read in their life as a literature student, but I sometimes simply can't
There is to much going on and I can not follow it
There is to much going on and I can not follow it
sonyerin's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0