Reviews tagging 'War'

The Odyssey by Homer

35 reviews

itsphoenix's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Death and Rape

caelfind's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

catherineallsop's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and War

athenian_frog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring slow-paced

• 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

There are graphic deaths of several characters. A group of women are hung and it is described in the epic with a few disturbing lines. There is a lot of violence in general.

bones_jackson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

3.0

É um livro bem denso e cansativo de ler, e por ser poema, tu avança bem mais devagar do que em prosa(incrivelmente). Me perdo muitas vezes porque além de ter linguagem rebuscada, na minha cabeça eu não consigo formar uma imagem tão boa da história do que quando eu leio um livro normal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Sexual harassment, and War

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, War, and Classism

strabbyfieldz's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

still thinking about odysseus' 'heh nothing personnel kid moment' where he dodges that cow hoof and gives a sardonic little grin. dude really thinks he's an anime protag.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse and War

Minor: Animal death, Torture, and Trafficking

puntifexmaximus's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Grief, and Medical trauma

gabriella_'s review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

the fact of the matter is this could’ve been avoided 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and War

vampireph4ze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

an undeniable classic with a beautiful translation, however Odysseus is a hero who goes home and that's it. he doesn't seem to learn any lessons and there is no real moral of the story unless you believe that the moral is to Not do what Odysseus does. nonetheless, it was enjoyable to read and discuss with my slow-read class and once again, the way that Wilson constructs the poem does wonders for making it a more enjoyable experience when the main character is an awful person.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and War

Minor: Sexual assault