Reviews

Eneida by Virgil, Virgilio

may_eve's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

graciegrace1178's review against another edition

1.0

Normally I don’t mind assigned books but HEAVENS this one killed me a bit. Aeneas is so passive?? He rarely takes responsibility for his own fate and instead relies on the apparently unquestionable will of the gods. His abandonment of Dido in book four (somewhere around there anyway) made me lose interest almost immediately. Why did he run from a potentially much BETTER fate than the ones the gods prescribed??? This book. Ugh. It’s written well enough and I respect Virgil’s inclusion of Celtic culture and subtle disses to the emperor (which are in fact debatable disses but I choose to believe Virgil has something resembling a spine) but my god Aeneas was so unlikable.

marissadeijns's review against another edition

3.5

truly just an odyssey fanfiction. and like. it was fine i guess. i just hate aeneas with a passion which makes this hard to read T.T however the ten pages where camilla strikes are for sure my favourite she’s so girlboss

armstrong029's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

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

4.0

p_t_b's review against another edition

3.0

couldn't get that into it tbh. needed more sex

thaliaeyles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark

4.25

flyingcactus's review against another edition

3.0

I love Greek mythology, but reading this book... It's hard to read. It's not bad, but good luck making it through. Not a book I would recommend to read for entertainment.

olivia260207's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious slow-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

2.5

evieintheshire's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• 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

makalakm's review against another edition

3.0

I liked "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" more, but at least it was better than Plato.