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robd's review
5.0
5/5 What can I say? I'm a fan of Greek mythology and this book really delivers. A very entertaining and informative read!
barrysweezey's review
Fun to read, but those Greeks just had too many characters and stories.
barry_sweezey's review
Fun to read, but those Greeks just had too many characters and stories.
liab's review
informative
slow-paced
4.5
The book seems to be informative but the font of the book is small and can be hard to read the book. It is good that it highlights the history and a bit of the culture of the myths and Greek people. The myths doesn’t seem to be in order at all, it is confusing to the chapters. It can be a bit tedious because it doesn’t tend to add much but it is good that it tends to add the different details the Greek myths have throughout locations. It is a bit of a plus for adding a pot of pictures and family trees. There’s a chapter that is not tied in to the myths but the history of different families, their stories don’t go anywhere other than to show dynamics of the different families. I would have taken another star if there wasn’t the chapter about gay relationships. After that everything else is interesting and even better that it does draw a line between Greek and Rome (which aren’t the same myths).
italo_carlvino's review
4.0
Buxton put together a great overview, analysis, contextualization and survey of Greek mythology, including great artwork and very helpful maps.