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vivivi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
4.5
This was a fantastic read! It's especially fun to listen to. The narrator, Suzanne Toren, does an amazing job in bringing the stories to life.
The stories themselves were laid out in a way that was easy to understand, though I think I could hear the parts that were quotes directly from the original translations. It sounded different, but the delivery of the story made it easy on the ears. Kind of like how watching a Shakespeare play helps you understand the content more than just reading the script from a book.
Unfortunately, I zoned out of the last bit about the Norse mythology. I wasn't much interested in them after all the excitement of the Greek myths that took up 90% of the book.
The stories themselves were laid out in a way that was easy to understand, though I think I could hear the parts that were quotes directly from the original translations. It sounded different, but the delivery of the story made it easy on the ears. Kind of like how watching a Shakespeare play helps you understand the content more than just reading the script from a book.
Unfortunately, I zoned out of the last bit about the Norse mythology. I wasn't much interested in them after all the excitement of the Greek myths that took up 90% of the book.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Confinement, Child death, Violence, Gore, Death of parent, Abandonment, Rape, War, Murder, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Trafficking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Slavery, Incest, and Suicide
Greek myths are dark, and some of the stories are a little horrifying, but the stories aren't long.featherinthewind's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.75
Of course it’s simply just a book of Greek mythology but it was very entertaining. I found myself sucked into the world of Ancient Greece with the way the book uses it words and threads it’s story. All in all, I’d read it again.
Minor: Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Grief, Death, Toxic relationship, Racism, Murder, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Blood, Sexual assault, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Slavery, and Violence
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