Reviews

Metamorphoses by Ovid

mintxcore's review against another edition

4.0

not to give any spoilers or nothin', but everyone turns into a bird or rock. seriously.

m4rtt4's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

like the Bible but more beautiful and poetic

meganreads5's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

nugget06's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-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

4.0

aprilhenrist's review against another edition

5.0

Dit boek is veel leuker wanneer je het zelf niet moet vertalen 8u05 op een maandag in een vooruur Latijn

etherealgnome's review against another edition

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jgintrovertedreader's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Sexual assault

lbarsk's review against another edition

5.0

BY FAR the best translation of the Metamorphoses, and that's coming from someone who's fairly obsessed with Ovid. Exceedingly excellent.

teddytr19's review against another edition

4.0

I liked the first two thirds a lot but the last third starts getting into the Iliad and the Odyssey and it was a little boring to me.

Also reading original myths is like reading the source material for your favorite fairy tales. It will most definitely ruin them and rob you of your innocence. I don’t know if I would have been mentally well in Ancient Rome.

Also, I worked on a production of Mary Zimmerman’s stage adaptation of Metamorphoses in high school, so re-reading those stories that also appeared in the play was really nostalgic and brought back a lot of happy memories for me.

lilith19's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes