Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

14 reviews

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An incredible undertaking. 

Stephen Fry breathes life into these many myths, giving the characters dialogue and making these numerous stories much more digestible for the reader. What could have been a very meandering and confusing book was as concise as it could be considering the large subject matter. The audiobook is narrated by Stephen Fry himself which I enjoyed immensely. 

Highly recommend if you love mythology and history, he weaves the two together through out the novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

whirl's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

The book is very well written and I liked how the stories were told in a more modern voice. Personally I would have enjoyed it more if there were fewer stories but each a bit longer. There were often long sections between stories just explaining how everyone is relayed to everything. And while that is interesting, there was just too much detail to be able to remember all of it. So I would’ve preferred if it was a little less in-depth and thorough 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Slavery and Stalking

danajoy's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative lighthearted

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Suicide, Grief, and Cannibalism

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.