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abthebooknerd 's review for:
The Iliad
by Homer
Honestly, how do you rate a piece of legendary story circa 762 BC?
There's so much to love about this. Though a little difficult to digest at times, and a bit tedious to read (I kept having to look up the meanings/contexts of certain words), there's so many heroic moments and lines throughout this epic. The fight scenes and depictions of war were the stuff of literal legend. I was obsessed. The dark academia aesthetic that comes along with reading this, as well, is enough to make anyone feel like a scholar.
I loved each character, god, and goddess. Using certain pieces of dialogue and scenes to sift through their simply described actions, in order to look deeper into the depths of their humanity, was such a fun exercise - both as a reader, and a writer.
It's pure poetry.
Literally.
To check out my The Iliad inspired playlist, click here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6eiD1XESrUdNaOQAkHXsJ4?si=YdpW50zdShmYJyS0JiYRbg
Any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.
There's so much to love about this. Though a little difficult to digest at times, and a bit tedious to read (I kept having to look up the meanings/contexts of certain words), there's so many heroic moments and lines throughout this epic. The fight scenes and depictions of war were the stuff of literal legend. I was obsessed. The dark academia aesthetic that comes along with reading this, as well, is enough to make anyone feel like a scholar.
I loved each character, god, and goddess. Using certain pieces of dialogue and scenes to sift through their simply described actions, in order to look deeper into the depths of their humanity, was such a fun exercise - both as a reader, and a writer.
It's pure poetry.
Literally.
To check out my The Iliad inspired playlist, click here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6eiD1XESrUdNaOQAkHXsJ4?si=YdpW50zdShmYJyS0JiYRbg