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2022 Reading Challenges
• ATY #30 A book related to mythology
• Back to the Classics #12 Wild Card Classic
• Popsugar #35 A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title
How I selected this book
It seemed an obvious fit for the ATY "book related to mythology" prompt, plus I am trying to scatter my classics throughout the ATY year, one per month.
Plot summary
This book is a summary of the major (and minor) Greek/Roman myths and a small section on Norse mythology.
It covers:
• The Gods
• Lovers
• Heroes
• The Trojan War (Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid)
• Families (including the Oedipus cycle)
• Minor myths
• Norse mythology
Likes
• It's a good summary and is good for getting an understanding of the content of the Greek myths without having to read the long sources (e.g. the Odyssey, the Iliad, several plays)
Dislikes
• It's very dry for the amount of action and entertainment there could be. The myths are told as stories, but really just as statement after statement... Hera did this, Zeus did that, Hera was unhappy... it was kind of a slog to get through.
• ATY #30 A book related to mythology
• Back to the Classics #12 Wild Card Classic
• Popsugar #35 A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title
How I selected this book
It seemed an obvious fit for the ATY "book related to mythology" prompt, plus I am trying to scatter my classics throughout the ATY year, one per month.
Plot summary
This book is a summary of the major (and minor) Greek/Roman myths and a small section on Norse mythology.
It covers:
• The Gods
• Lovers
• Heroes
• The Trojan War (Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid)
• Families (including the Oedipus cycle)
• Minor myths
• Norse mythology
Likes
• It's a good summary and is good for getting an understanding of the content of the Greek myths without having to read the long sources (e.g. the Odyssey, the Iliad, several plays)
Dislikes
• It's very dry for the amount of action and entertainment there could be. The myths are told as stories, but really just as statement after statement... Hera did this, Zeus did that, Hera was unhappy... it was kind of a slog to get through.