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

14 reviews

majestictrilobite's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Excrement, Trafficking, Alcohol, Violence, Pregnancy, Suicide, Abandonment, Death of parent, Infidelity, Rape, Gore, and Incest

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Suicide, Torture, Abandonment, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Animal death, Genocide, Violence, Death, and Rape

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

laurataylor's review against another edition

adventurous informative slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Suicide, Body horror, Child death, Sexual assault, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

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

slofie's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Cursing, Suicide, Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Animal death, and Death

javafenn's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

5.0

Stephan Fry is a phenomenal story teller! His retellings of the Greek myths and how they influenced (or were just straight up taken and had names changed) other religions, primarily Christianity is truly fascinating. I enjoy his dramatizations of how conversations between heroes and gods occurred and I really loved how he expressed the absolute lack of logic his subject(s) had. This book expands on the first of the trilogy, Mythos. Heracles, Jason, Oedipus and more take center stage with Stephan Fry narrating his own book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Alcoholism, Death, Suicide, Alcohol, Murder, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Misogyny, Rape, Classism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Excrement

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

saramacias's review

adventurous funny informative lighthearted 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

5.0

Another absolute masterpiece following the first book of the series. I would dare say that this is a perfect sequel! Stephen Fry proves once again that he is master at storytelling and you can feel the passion he has for this subject in every written line. It's a real joy to read and I can recommend it to anyone, no matter if you have prior knowledge of greek mythology or not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity