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catherineallsop's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Murder, and Slavery
Minor: War, Sexual assault, Rape, and Torture
zbrebis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Its worth reading if you're into classical studies and ancient Greece, but if someone told you that "every man NEEDS to read Odysseus" I'd just say, skip it?
Graphic: Rape, Grief, Sexual violence, Violence, Slavery, Sexism, Murder, and Death
This whole book is about the use of violence against wit and 500+ people die so there's a lot of death.carmineslamp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death and Murder
Minor: Rape and Misogyny
seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Alcohol, Gore, Murder, Violence, Death, Grief, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Rape, War, and Classism
iladevlin28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Rape and Sexism
xandra_evelyn's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Blood, Death, Gore, and Slavery
Minor: Rape
Rape: it's mentioned the slave girls were raped, but doesn't go into detailsconspystery's review against another edition
- 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
Understatement of the century (centuries?), and goodness gracious, is it a great one. I don’t know what I can say about this translation that hasn’t been better said elsewhere, so I’ll stick with this: Wilson’s writing is incredible, and I think the feeling it evokes while reading it is probably similar to that of the experience of hearing The Odyssey performed, as it would have been in its original language, hundreds of years ago. The meter is especially impressive. Overall, though, my favorite aspect of this translation is how it maintains its complexity while still being completely accessible to the average reader. I got this from the library, but the first line was enough to convince me to buy my own copy. It’s genuinely exceptional.
Graphic: Slavery, Animal death, Death of parent, Violence, Misogyny, Blood, Death, and Gore
Moderate: War, Rape, and Sexual assault
I mean, it's The Odyssey. It gets pretty rough at points.mxpringle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Animal death, Classism, Sexual assault, and Abandonment
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
mmefish's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
As for the story itself, Odysseus is such a dick tbh.
"Dear friends! We are
experienced in danger. This is not
worse than the time the Cyclops captured us,
and forced us to remain inside his cave.
We got away that time, thanks to my skill
and brains and strategy. Remember that."
And slave girls deserved better!!! Who cares that they were sleeping around while he was away??? They're SLAVES and it's been TWENTY YEARS. smh get over yourself.
Graphic: Murder, Animal death, and Gore
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Rape
m4rtt4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
tbh it would've been a lot more confusing had I not spent my childhood with Rick Riordan's books. Thanks to him for making me able to concentrate lol
Graphic: Violence, Animal death, and Death
Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, and Misogyny