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There is a reason why this piece of literature has remained in the canon for so long-it speaks to the human soul most eloquently. Dr Wilson has done an excellent job with this translation!

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5.0

I really enjoyed this book and that was a shock since I expected it to be boring and difficult.
It surprised me that the story only talks about a couple of weeks of the war given all I knew about it, but nevertheless I enjoyed the pace and the descriptions of the fight it felt like an adventure. The fights were dynamic and fluid despite everybody stopping to make a speech in the middle of it.
It also felt quite hopeless knowing those warriors were fighting so desperately but their fate was already decided by the whims of the gods.
I got confused by some of the names (there are a lot of characters) - the whole time I kept thinking Antilochus was already dead and so was confused when he kept popping up in battle.
I appreciated the foreword explanations by the translator, it helped a lot.

knittingchaos's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a very good translation. Very modern. However, the book is incredibly violent. I guess I wasn’t expecting that.

brisingr's review against another edition

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4.0

I really liked it. I still love the Trojans more though.

cthulhu_calamari's review against another edition

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adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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