Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Odyssey by Homer

36 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

zbrebis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

My notes for Homer is; Maybe workshop this? Odysseus is an unlikable character who failed at every turn, loss 600 men and came back home as a hero after slauthering his wife's orbiters and his "unfaithful" slaves. Athena, find yourself a better hero girl.
Its worth reading if you're into classical studies and ancient Greece, but if someone told you that "every man NEEDS to read Odysseus" I'd just say, skip it?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, and Murder

This whole book is about the use of violence against wit and 500+ people die so there's a lot of death.

carmineslamp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

• 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

3.0

Didn't enjoy as much as the Iliad,,, but also the love I have for the Iliad is so insane, maybe that's not a good bar.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Minor: Misogyny and Rape

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

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

fairlylocaltrashdragon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Minor: Incest

mxpringle's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

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

2.5

I found this interesting to analyze because of the ways that rhetoric is used to have a more powerful analysis of what it means to share stories through poetry. I appreciated having read this because it's a classic that is referenced so often in other works. However, it is relatively boring and dense for the things that happen within the poem, and the characters are incredibly unlikeable. If you're interested in Greek mythology for the plot, this may not be what you're interested in, but it can be more enjoyable in more of an academic setting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

mmefish's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

4.0

The translation by Emily Wilson is very accessible. The usage of modern language ("bully, random, hobo") makes some parts sound incredibly funny.

As for the story itself, Odysseus is such a dick tbh.

"Dear friends! We are
experienced in danger. This is not
worse than the time the Cyclops captured us,
and forced us to remain inside his cave.
We got away that time, thanks to my skill
and brains and strategy. Remember that."

And slave girls deserved better!!! Who cares that they were sleeping around while he was away??? They're SLAVES and it's been TWENTY YEARS. smh get over yourself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Rape