Reviews

Митове by Stephen Fry, Стивън Фрай

kathrynjean97's review against another edition

5.0

Indulging in Stephen Fry's sense of humour is one of life's great joys.

This retelling was entertaining and vibrant but also structured and concise, which is difficult to achieve when compiling millennia-old myths that conflict and entangle and contradict each other. I will forever be grateful to Fry for making Greek mythology easily accessible in the 21st century.

flowerreads_11's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

hayls_mb's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative inspiring reflective fast-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

3.5

mxjoebest's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.75

peroyvind's review against another edition

3.0

Morsom, lærerik, navnrik. Veldig sterk start med skapelsen, titane og de originale gudene, men etterkvart blir det litt mykje navn og litt information overload for min del. Hvis du er interessert i gresk mytologi, les denne boka. Hvis ikkje; ikkje les den.

soph_root's review against another edition

informative medium-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

2.75

mrsbooknerd's review against another edition

4.0

Most people know a Greek myth or two, whether fully or just in name. I certainly know a few but while they've always fascinated me I've never found a good retelling. Mythis was exactly that, a lively, entertaining and interesting telling of the Greek myths.

It was funny but rich with detail, it was surprisingly easy to follow and to keep track of stories and characters and was genuinely enjoyable to read.

kirahaynes's review against another edition

4.0

I think the book would have worked better than the audiobook, the names got very muddled for me and it sounded a bit like a 15 hour lecture

I don’t think I’ll read the others by I do have the next 2 books so idk

dancingwaffle's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted slow-paced

4.0

escarito's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0