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399 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0241399203
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Modern Classics
Publication date: 25 July 2019
Description
"It will be read and re-read not as a treatise but as a story: one of the most extraordinary that has ever been written of the origins of Western self-consciousness" —Simon SchamaThe marriage of Cadmus and Harmony was the last time the gods of Oly...
Community Reviews Summary of 176 reviews
Moods
informative 64%
reflective 64%
inspiring 35%
adventurous 29%
mysterious 23%
dark 17%
emotional 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 41% | N/A: 41% | Plot: 8% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
N/A: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 41% | Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 16%Average rating
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Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty
399 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0241399203
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Modern Classics
Publication date: 25 July 2019
Description
"It will be read and re-read not as a treatise but as a story: one of the most extraordinary that has ever been written of the origins of Western self-consciousness" —Simon SchamaThe marriage of Cadmus and Harmony was the last time the gods of Oly...
Community Reviews Summary of 176 reviews
Moods
informative 64%
reflective 64%
inspiring 35%
adventurous 29%
mysterious 23%
dark 17%
emotional 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 41% | N/A: 41% | Plot: 8% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
N/A: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 41% | Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty