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Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

7 reviews

alexrobinsonsupergenius's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

4.75

Fry does a great job making the Greek mythology work as a sustained narrative. The audiobook has the added treat of hearing Fry’s funny and eloquent narration. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

majestictrilobite's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sprinumter's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

Stephen Fry takes you on a divine journey across Greek mythology, explaining detail after detail of the lives, loves, and lies of each of the gods and goddesses. I probably would never have known as much about myths as I do now as I can retell the origins of something as simple as honey! Spoken in the audiobook, Fry’s voice is easy to listen to and animated, although I do recommend listening on an increased speed!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and War

hazelmort's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Self harm, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Abandonment

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

gravitypulledemmy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

I am disappointed but I think it has more to do with the way I read it, all in a row. I think it would be best to read a myth a read or day

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

isnotacrayon's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

LISTEN TO THIS ON AUDIO! You won't regret it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Incest, Infidelity, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Cannibalism

Please bear in mind, these are Greek myths. If you're not anticipating incest, rape, and death, i don't know what you expected. However, Fry never describes in detail any rape or sexual assault.