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Mythos by Stephen Fry

20 reviews

team_mosaic's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

literally just a retelling of greek mythology, but the tone and language feel like you're infodumping with a close friend, which is qn utter delight

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• 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

4.25

This was such a fun way of reminding me of my favorite class in college.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

philippmk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Incest, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

kirame's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and War

Minor: Body horror, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

arcumenn's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

3.25

The gods really suck don't they... While it was fun to revisit old and discover some new tales from the Greek Mythology, I also felt that the book kinda petered out in its second half, with stories that were less exciting.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

hazelmort's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Self harm, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Abandonment

nebraskanwriter's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

An incredible undertaking. 

Stephen Fry breathes life into these many myths, giving the characters dialogue and making these numerous stories much more digestible for the reader. What could have been a very meandering and confusing book was as concise as it could be considering the large subject matter. The audiobook is narrated by Stephen Fry himself which I enjoyed immensely. 

Highly recommend if you love mythology and history, he weaves the two together through out the novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

gravitypulledemmy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

I am disappointed but I think it has more to do with the way I read it, all in a row. I think it would be best to read a myth a read or day

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

lowclasswarrior's review against another edition

dark funny informative medium-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

I’ve both read this and listened to the audiobook. I personally feel both are worth doing. Stephen Fry lends a theatrical narration in the audiobook, and his footnotes in the physical book are both informative and hilarious little tidbits. The myths are presented in a logical (and as chronological as possible) sequence. Definitely recommend for anyone with even a passing interest in Greek myths. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Alcohol