89 pages • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
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Description
To retrieve the Iliad's' energy, Alice Oswald has stripped away its story and her account focuses by turns on Homer's extended similes and on the brief biographies of the minor war-dead, most of whom are little more than names, but each of whom li...
Community Reviews Summary of 251 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
89 pages • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
To retrieve the Iliad's' energy, Alice Oswald has stripped away its story and her account focuses by turns on Homer's extended similes and on the brief biographies of the minor war-dead, most of whom are little more than names, but each of whom li...
Community Reviews Summary of 251 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