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8 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Audio (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 18 January 2024
Description
It's 412 BC, and Athens' invasion of Sicily has failed catastrophically. Thousands of Athenian soldiers are held captive in the quarries of Syracuse, starving, dejected and hanging on by the slimmest of threads. Lampo and Gelon are local potters, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 187 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
dark 51%
adventurous 47%
hopeful 40%
reflective 38%
sad 35%
tense 22%
inspiring 21%
challenging 14%
lighthearted 9%
informative 8%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 34% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cursing, Death, HomophobiaModerate
War, Slavery, ViolenceMinor
Confinement, Bullying, Child death
8 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Audio (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 18 January 2024
Description
It's 412 BC, and Athens' invasion of Sicily has failed catastrophically. Thousands of Athenian soldiers are held captive in the quarries of Syracuse, starving, dejected and hanging on by the slimmest of threads. Lampo and Gelon are local potters, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 187 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
dark 51%
adventurous 47%
hopeful 40%
reflective 38%
sad 35%
tense 22%
inspiring 21%
challenging 14%
lighthearted 9%
informative 8%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 34% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cursing, Death, HomophobiaModerate
War, Slavery, ViolenceMinor
Confinement, Bullying, Child death