A review by ed_moore
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

This was brilliant. Stephen Fry recounts the tales of Greek mythology, from the birth of the universe, Cronos and Titanomachy to the birth of man to Midas, Pyramus and Thisbe and Echo and Narcissus. He adds a modern charm to the myths, making the stories accessible to anyone and has a brilliant talent in performing them in the audiobook version. My experience with Greek mythology prior to Mythos was limited in some areas, despite it being such a backbone to my studies, and in many ways I was reluctant to dive deeper into it, however the way Fry presents this marvellous world of gods and monsters has added so much more from mythology to my TBR that I now desire to explore. He also does a brilliant job in bringing chronology to the myths, making it read like an epic narrative. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Mythos and am immediately picking up his second instalment, ‘Heroes’, though am only reluctant to give 5 stars as Fry only recounted stories passed on from generations, while I can’t fault his compilation of them, nor could he have done it any differently, the work is not completely his own.