112 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393088670
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 10 September 2012
Description
In this daring new work, the poet Alice Oswald strips away the narrative of the Iliad the anger of Achilles, the story of Helen in favor of attending to its atmospheres: the extended similes that bring so much of the natural order into the poem an...
Community Reviews Summary of 253 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
sad 62%
dark 48%
challenging 24%
adventurous 10%
tense 8%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 29%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 20% | N/A: 16% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
N/A: 43% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | N/A: 34% | Yes: 8% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 36% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 27% | Yes: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 43% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 8% | Yes: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, WarModerate
Animal cruelty, Animal death, GoreMinor
Grief
112 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393088670
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 10 September 2012
Description
In this daring new work, the poet Alice Oswald strips away the narrative of the Iliad the anger of Achilles, the story of Helen in favor of attending to its atmospheres: the extended similes that bring so much of the natural order into the poem an...
Community Reviews Summary of 253 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
sad 62%
dark 48%
challenging 24%
adventurous 10%
tense 8%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 29%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 20% | N/A: 16% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
N/A: 43% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | N/A: 34% | Yes: 8% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 36% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 27% | Yes: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 43% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 8% | Yes: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, WarModerate
Animal cruelty, Animal death, GoreMinor
Grief