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finnickdeservedbetter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Incest, and War
Minor: Sexual content and Xenophobia
siobhanward's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
kld2128's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Rape
voldycat's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Incest, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Slavery and Suicide
bookcheshirecat's review against another edition
4.0
“You see?' said Prometheus. 'It is your fate to be Heracles the hero, burdened with labours, yet it is also your choice. You choose to submit to it. Such is the paradox of living. We willingly accept that we have no will.”
➽ Stephen Fry is taking a deeper look at the Greek Heroes in this book! I liked that there are different sections dedicated to some of the popular heroes we know of but also others that might not be as well known. There is also a heroine included and it was nice to see a woman's story, as most heroes are usually men. The author always manages to make their stories sound so interesting and I liked learning something new about them. The discussion of what makes a hero and how almost all of their lives end in tragedy was so interesting to me! The question of fate, agency and free will also frequently comes up, as there is often a prophecy invoking a new hero!
Graphic: Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
ariel_bloomer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Child death and Murder
laurataylor'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
redheadorganist's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy
Minor: War
lucyatoz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Heroes is the 2nd book in the Mythology genre that I have read written by Stephen. I still adored and appreciated the way that the stories and myths were told, very much tongue in cheek! However, I found this one to be a denser read than Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold, with longer chapters and more mortals and gods names to learn.
I give this a 4 star review.
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War
slofie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment