danimacuk'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: Violence and War
Minor: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Abandonment, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Slavery, Blood, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, and Violence
ktryan'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
4.0
Graphic: Murder, War, Body horror, Rape, Slavery, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Grief, Trafficking, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail
javafenn'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Classism, Abandonment, Death, Confinement, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Self harm, Violence, Death of parent, War, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Excrement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Slavery, Confinement, and Pregnancy
em_davies7019's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, War, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Blood
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Gore
house_of_hannah's review against another edition
3.0
It took forever for me to get through this book. I found myself really losing interest after the first 100 pages. It's actually quite easy to read, besides some of the names, but that's to be expected. However, I didn't find Stephen Fry's voice here to be very interesting. I mean, yeah, he's certainly telling us the myths, but it's just not the fresh take that I think most are looking for when it comes to retellings.
The actual book ends on page 333 (paperback version), with the last 100 pages being the Appendix, List of Characters, Picture Credits, Acknowledgements, and Index. So it's at least less of a beast to read than it first appears.
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Infidelity, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Murder, War, Grief, and Blood
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Gore, Rape, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide
irma_sincera's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Jau neturiu naujų žodžių, kaip dar įtikinti visus skaityti šią S.Fry seriją. Istorija apie Trojos karą, buvo mano itin mėgiama dar nuo tų laikų, kai tėtis mane, dar esant visai vaikui, nusivedė į filmą apie Troją, o ne į mano maldautą Hario Poterio filmą. Nors dabar jau žinau, kad ten rodyta istoriją vietomis stipriai prasilenkia su "tikrąją". Rašau kabutėse, nes ir pats autorius sutinka, kad mitologija yra slidus reikalas.
Po pirmų perskaitytų S.Fry knygų, sužinojus, kad kita bus apie Troją, na... geresnės temos jau ir neberastų. Išsamiai, įdomiai, šmaikščiai, aiškiai, autorius perpasakoją istoriją apie Troją, nuo jos atsiradimo iki žlugimo. Galiu tik pritarti viršelio blurb "Wit and erudition are impressively evident".
O ketvirtojoje knygoje, kuri išeis metų pabaigoje, leisimės į Odisėją.
Graphic: Death and Violence
marianneiriss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Kidnapping, Child death, Cannibalism, Violence, Murder, Animal death, Grief, War, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood
hazelmort's review
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: War, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Rape
murmurations_x'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: War, Violence, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Animal death and Blood
Minor: Rape and Child death
nahlaaly56's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Murder, Child death, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Incest