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Herc by Phoenicia Rogerson

8 reviews

clovetra's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

ok i think i can say i am a self-proclaimed greek mythology retelling lover. do they probably water down & bastardise the original myths? probably! do i care? nope!

look i’ve tried to read the actual works (looks at the odyssey with a glare) and i fucking hated it the whole time. but when they’re rewritten in the 21st century??? ohhhh ill never get enough of them.

this book was so quippy. bro there were so many fire one-liners. the story was incredibly lighthearted (which i needed!) yet entertaining. every character’s personality oozes through the pages, and you are sitting there rooting for everyone (except hercules he can get fucked).

i liked how this explained everything for my goo goo ga ga brain. i don’t know shit about greek mythology but boy did i love this! i loved how a big focus was on the women in his life, but also largely focused on what a dick hercules was. yeah he did some good things but bro if this story doesn’t have fictionalised aspects…… yeah he deserved what he got in the end. 

i’ll be real i didn’t know shit about hercules except he’s strong before this. i’m so happy this book simultaneously educated and entertained me, which honestly i find it hard to find a book able to do this.

i’ll be real tho and say that keeping track of everyone’s names is so hard. yeah that’s the point & the author literally references how everyone has the same name (iole, iolanus, and the other one who i forget). but i can’t say it didn’t confuse the shit out of me. i think my baby brain needed a biiiiiit more context going in to make this a 5-star ranking. but honestly for me i think that is all that is holding the book back, and it isn’t even the book’s fault!!!! it’s just cuz im uneducated regarding greek mythology!!!!!!!

anyways i fuck with meg from disney’s hercules even more now. SHE DESERVED BETTER!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Sexual content, and Death of parent

meg_thebrave's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

Rogerson put so much care into this book, which is a big strength. It wasn’t my cup of tea, only because I am not the biggest Greek mythology fan. I’m impressed with how Rogerson handled so many characters so smoothly, and how she wove together a really coherent story. Definitely a fun read if you’re into Hercules mythos. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and War

mzlac134's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

imlfox's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexism, and Sexual content

hzcyr's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Chapter 7 is so poignantly written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Vomit, and Pregnancy

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

harveyhorse321's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative sad 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

5.0

This is the first mythical retelling I’ve read. If it’s not the best, I’ll be very (pleasantly) surprised. The way the characters, plot, attitudes are all weaved together in what is both a genuinely laugh-out-loud comedy and deeply emotional tragedy is incredible. Very Greek.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Sexual content

jamieleepilk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy