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Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures by Stephen Fry

10 reviews

katkake1's review

adventurous funny informative inspiring relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, and War

voldycat's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Violence, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Xenophobia, Incest, and War

Minor: Slavery and Suicide

bookcheshirecat's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

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! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Suicide, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Kidnapping, Slavery, Grief, Infidelity, Rape, Gore, and Violence

redheadorganist's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Incest, Death, Gore, Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

Minor: War

lucyatoz's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring mysterious slow-paced

• 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

I listened to Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures read by the author, which I borrowed as a audiobook from my local library. I love Stephen Fry's distinctive voice and his genuine insight and passion for the subject matter really brought Heroes to life for me.

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. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, War, Death, Murder, and Suicide attempt

tuesdaye's review

funny informative reflective fast-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Incest, Death, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Rape, and War

beccaruthe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Sexism, Violence, War, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, Torture, and Sexual assault

rzh's review

adventurous 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

4.0

an endearing, deeply informative and riveting retelling of some of the best ancient greek myths. i loved the footnotes and the background information, and fry occasionally taking creative license with each story adds colour and dimensions to the stories that black-and-white recountings or translations do not. the genealogical sections were at times hard to follow but fry does make it about as clear as possible! really really enjoyed this. 4 stars 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, Murder, Abandonment, War, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Infidelity, Death of parent, Death, Child death, and Blood

strawberrylaces02's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

charleshasalibrary's review

adventurous funny informative slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Torture, War, Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide