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Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry

19 reviews

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

 The Details:
Narrated by author
Unabridged 

What a great retelling of the origins of Greek Mythology. Fantastic storytelling with a background on more than just big players, which I really appreciated.

Fry enraptured with his storytelling and captured the legends perfectly for new learners to myth, and old.

Looking forward to continuing on with this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, War, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

emjbarnes's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Murder, Grief, Classism, Slavery, War, Rape, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Incest, Sexual violence, Child death, and Alcoholism

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Infidelity, Animal death, Violence, War, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Abandonment, Incest, Toxic relationship, Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

davbat's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced

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

4.5

Really good, but I think the subject matter was just too ambitious for one book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Cannibalism, Blood, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Ableism, Abandonment, Rape, Murder, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Infertility, Incest, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Colonisation, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Body horror, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal death

Everything in the Greek Myths.

achay91's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• 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

Graphic: Incest, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexism, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying

catherinedsharp's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted fast-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

3.75

I used this audiobook to fall asleep to do I did miss bits of it but I still very much enjoyed the text. 

As a person who has some understanding of myth, it was easy to click to the stories that I already knew and I was fascinated by those I didn’t!

The writing style was funny, casual and accessible to all, not sparing any details to understand the brutality of some of these myths.

An enjoyable book, did. enjoy and would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Animal death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Adult/minor relationship

missisis's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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: Infidelity

Moderate: Rape, Death, and Pregnancy

missisis's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Death, and Infidelity

sarasreading's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative slow-paced

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

3.0

So I never had a Greek mythology phase, I've only done a bunch of required reading for high school and college. I knew a good amount of the stories in this, but there were still several that were new to me. Some of which I really enjoyed.

Fry did have a fun way of retelling these stories, but wow I felt like I was never going to finish this book. I probably would have given it a higher rating if it were shorter, because finishing it almost felt like a chore. If I hadn't already been halfway through I might have stopped altogether. I'm glad I had the audiobook, because I've never listened to something at such a high speed, ending up at 1.90, just to get through it. 

I know I'm an outlier in not loving this, and I'm not a Greek mythology buff. His retelling is probably super fresh and fun for someone who knows the stories well. I also realize I may have liked it better if I just picked up small sections at a time, from the physical book, and slowly made my way through it when I was in the mood. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Incest, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

maria_borges1507's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative inspiring fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, War, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Torture, Rape, Incest, Grief, Child death, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Murder, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Blood