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vctoriaj's review against another edition
I'm already familiar with Greek myths, so using that I can say that this writing style is so unclear is a bit hilarious
llewellareads's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
this book is quite a useful tool when it comes to a starting place to understanding the history of greece (and religion, as a whole. at least, it was for me) and the mythology that the citizens of ancient times created. however, robert doesn't make it very easy to read- not that an academic text from the 1950's would be very consumable the way most texts nowadays are, but still. i do recommend it, however, if you are interested in the subjects he presents (greek history and mythology).
also forgive the lack of content warnings i give. if you're worried: just about every thing in the content warning is in this book! have fun!
also forgive the lack of content warnings i give. if you're worried: just about every thing in the content warning is in this book! have fun!
lightningstruckboy's review
slow-paced
2.0
I hate read this for my classics degree, this man’s interpretations frustrate me so much
krobart's review against another edition
3.0
The ideas Graves espouses are very interesting and the book is extremely well written. However, the sheer number of names and places and similar incidents can be overwhelming. Some deities or other figures go by six or eight names, for example. And there’s only so much killing and rapine a person can take. I finally bogged down over Heracles, who has more than 100 of the 600+ pages devoted to him (and whose adventures are very similar to those of Gilgamesh). Heracles, I feel, was a thug, and round about his tenth labor, which was particularly rambling, I gave up on him.
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See my complete review here:
http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/tag/greek-myths/