leonajasmin's review against another edition
4.0
Funny and highly readable. I, an adult, personally didn't learn much about the Greeks from this book (I knew quite a bit before reading, not due to the lack of interesting facts!) but still really enjoyed Deary's writing and way of teaching. I also liked the quirky repetition of 'Groovy' in the comics and found it done just at the right level that it wasn't unfunny after a while.
singularidadesdoslivros's review against another edition
5.0
A melhor maneira de aprender mais sobre os gregos antigos de uma forma super divertida! ;)
helenephoebe's review against another edition
4.0
I'm thoroughly enjoying rereading these Horrible Histories books that I haven’t read in over a decade! There is plenty of information included that you might not find in more 'traditional' history books.
The cartoons are brilliant and still make me giggle even after all these years and Terry Deary's writing is still as engaging as it was all those years ago.
Even if you're an adult historian you will still enjoy reading these, whether reading them for the first time or rediscovering them!
The cartoons are brilliant and still make me giggle even after all these years and Terry Deary's writing is still as engaging as it was all those years ago.
Even if you're an adult historian you will still enjoy reading these, whether reading them for the first time or rediscovering them!
mayarelmahdy's review against another edition
4.0
The audiobooks for this should be way longer. They're quite funny and entertaining.
I liked this so much, it's possibly better than the one about the Romans.
I liked this so much, it's possibly better than the one about the Romans.
chloereadsbooksyoutube's review against another edition
My least favourite of these so far - but it was definitely still interesting!
_elisebeth's review against another edition
4.0
How many of us read the Horrible Histories as children and claimed to know everything about the world? I know I did! I would read the books and the proudly tell anyone that would listen that I knew facts about the world that they couldn't possibly know. I love these books.
ubalstecha's review against another edition
4.0
Another great Horrible Histories from Terry Deary. This book looks at all the intricacies of Greek civilization. Covering government, sports, warfare and the arts. There are also good tidbits on significant historical players like Alexander, Socrates and the like. All illustrated with the quirky cartoons of Martin Brown, this book is a must for the classroom.
urlphantomhive's review against another edition
4.0
READ IN ENGLISH
I'm a fan of the BBC sketch show Horrible Histories, and I also have an interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture. So this book is something I would really like to read.
And it's very nice to read. Of course is it a children's book, but it is still nice and there are still some thing in it I didn't know. It focusses more on the weird / gore (but still OK for a seven-year-old) details of history. The passages are short, and there are a lot of comics drawn next to the text. I'm quite sure I would have loved to have these books around when I was a kid.
I'm a fan of the BBC sketch show Horrible Histories, and I also have an interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture. So this book is something I would really like to read.
And it's very nice to read. Of course is it a children's book, but it is still nice and there are still some thing in it I didn't know. It focusses more on the weird / gore (but still OK for a seven-year-old) details of history. The passages are short, and there are a lot of comics drawn next to the text. I'm quite sure I would have loved to have these books around when I was a kid.
mayar_reading_stuff's review against another edition
4.0
The audiobooks for this should be way longer. They're quite funny and entertaining.
I liked this so much, it's possibly better than the one about the Romans.
I liked this so much, it's possibly better than the one about the Romans.