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Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

3 reviews

yossy_cookie's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This was brilliant! A great introduction to Greek mythology, well written and very easy to read. I loved how the book showed how Greek mythology has influenced our language and literature. 

The first quarter was essentially a genealogy of the ancient God's, setting up the Titans and Olympians. It was necessary but definitely slower and read more like a presentation of facts rather than story. 

I found that it got much better after the first quarter.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-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

4.25

This was such a fun way of reminding me of my favorite class in college.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexism, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Sexual content, Abandonment, Addiction, Classism, Drug use, Incest, Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Blood, Toxic relationship, Gore, Infertility, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Death of parent, and Transphobia

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

An incredible undertaking. 

Stephen Fry breathes life into these many myths, giving the characters dialogue and making these numerous stories much more digestible for the reader. What could have been a very meandering and confusing book was as concise as it could be considering the large subject matter. The audiobook is narrated by Stephen Fry himself which I enjoyed immensely. 

Highly recommend if you love mythology and history, he weaves the two together through out the novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Cursing, Pedophilia, Rape, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Death, War, and Chronic illness