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Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

27 reviews

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Basically Percy Jackson but for adults 3⚡️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

team_mosaic's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

literally just a retelling of greek mythology, but the tone and language feel like you're infodumping with a close friend, which is qn utter delight

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

a_alves00's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

_alyannaaa's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, and Cannibalism

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

xan_van_rooyen's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

4.0

I went into this thinking it would be a bit more like Gaiman's Norse Mythology. It's not quite as narrative as I was hoping, but rather more informative, inserting contemporary references and modern tid-bits throughout the re-tellings. Consequently, I never managed to feel fully immersed in the stories. That said, it was still immensely enjoyable, mostly because of Fry's sense of humor injected into the tales.

Whether you're a fan of Greek myth or completely unfamiliar with the canon, I think there is a lot to enjoy here. Just don't expect a novel-like experience.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Rape, Suicide, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pregnancy

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

mochalirious's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, and Sexual harassment

avneesh's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

I am perhaps going to refer to this book forever. Love it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Violence, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail