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Heroes by Stephen Fry

21 reviews

slofie's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

javafenn's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Stephan Fry is a phenomenal story teller! His retellings of the Greek myths and how they influenced (or were just straight up taken and had names changed) other religions, primarily Christianity is truly fascinating. I enjoy his dramatizations of how conversations between heroes and gods occurred and I really loved how he expressed the absolute lack of logic his subject(s) had. This book expands on the first of the trilogy, Mythos. Heracles, Jason, Oedipus and more take center stage with Stephan Fry narrating his own book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual content, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

tuesdaye's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and War

beccaruthe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

aimeemarie's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Incest, Infertility, Rape, Blood, Excrement, and Murder

rzh's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

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

4.0

an endearing, deeply informative and riveting retelling of some of the best ancient greek myths. i loved the footnotes and the background information, and fry occasionally taking creative license with each story adds colour and dimensions to the stories that black-and-white recountings or translations do not. the genealogical sections were at times hard to follow but fry does make it about as clear as possible! really really enjoyed this. 4 stars 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and War

saramacias's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Another absolute masterpiece following the first book of the series. I would dare say that this is a perfect sequel! Stephen Fry proves once again that he is master at storytelling and you can feel the passion he has for this subject in every written line. It's a real joy to read and I can recommend it to anyone, no matter if you have prior knowledge of greek mythology or not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Incest, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity

livya's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful relaxing slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

charleshasalibrary's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

hazelmort's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted reflective fast-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? Yes

5.0

Well written, very funny. A good summary of the Greek heroes for those who don't know the stories, and still enjoyable for those who do.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Fire/Fire injury