Reviews tagging 'War'

The Odyssey by Homer

34 reviews

catology's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

3.75

Personally, this is my favorite translation of the Odyssey I've ever read! Very good, would recommend. It's not the best classic I've ever read, but c'mon it's thousands of years old, cut it some slack.

I also think there's something really magical about reading a story that's lasted throughout the public consciousness this long. It's such a human story, and I loved reading it to see how little humanity has truly changed. It's like we're all running the same race without learning anything from the last lap. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, and War

Minor: Rape

overdramaticsoprano's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, Slavery, Torture, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

novelyon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief, Cannibalism, and War

madmilliner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

Its a good story, but, there are SO MANY REPETITIVE WORDS (yes, I know it's an "Epic poem") but, good grief! It's a plethora  of redundancy, for a story that I personally would have enjoyed; in a more stripped down, less poetic telling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail