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ewwa18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Murder, and War
cthulhu_calamari's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship
hjb_128's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War
Moderate: Incest and Sexual violence
jeslis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
- Loved this so much! Lost my mind over Achilles and Patroclus but who's surprised.
- Themes of grief, anger and love were so interesting to me. In general I enjoyed how these universal emotions/experiences were explored in a way that is so applicable even now 3000 years later, and how they were addressed through specifics of the characters but also on a level that felt larger than the characters themselves.
- Taking off 0.5 just because it was a bit of a slog getting through the list of ships and some of the battle combat descriptions, but they were important in building up context for the heavy emotional points at the end.
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Slavery
cpratreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I am not a big fan of war focused narratives, so that part is on me. But the descriptions are simply too in-depth. I also would have an existential crisis if I lived in this book, as the Gods seem to always do what they want, except when they don't, so it doens't even make anything feel important.
If you like lists, then boy do I have a story for you. The lists in this book are endless, and include: the name of every ship being sailed including a description and how many men are on board - the name of every person who dies ever in this war, how they die, and who they are related to - the names of everyone that participates in any sort of game, wager, race, etc. A list lovers dream, truely.
Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Violence, and War
Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcohol
michaelatrelby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence
prettiestwhistles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Classism
Minor: Rape, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
b0ygenius's review against another edition
Graphic: Violence and War
nicoles_reading_corner's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War
valenwhite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Slavery