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RamsFan1963
Odyssey | Stephen Fry
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51/100 I know it's an old saying, but honestly, I could listen to Stephen Fry read a phone book, if they still existed. His narration really brings the story of Odessus to life, it's often quite funny when it's not being tragic, as Odessus has one misadventure after another, both helped and hindered by the various gods of Olympus. I know this is the last book of his Greek Mythology series, but I love to see him tackle Norse mythology. 5 🌟 read

dabbe I just started reading MYTHOS. I'm thinking I need to listen to it, instead. I love Stephen Fry! 💚💜💚 2w
RamsFan1963 He has an amazing voice, and I love his characterization of Zeus, the most harassed father in history, always having his children pestering him for favors or to clean up messes they've mad in the mortal world. 2w
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CBee I agree!! I LOVED Mythos and gave Troy and Heroes lined up. Might do Odyssey first though! 2w
CBee @dabbe you MUST listen!! 2w
dabbe @CBee 🎯🩵🎯 2w
AlaMich The right narrator makes a good book into an amazing book. (edited) 2w
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dabbe
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#Two4Tuesday
@TheSpineView (thanks for the tag! 😍)

1. Latin.
2. I'd love to be able to read THE AENEID in Latin.

Play? @TheLudicReader @BarkingMadRead @mcctrish

TheSpineView YW! Thanks for playing 2w
TheBookHippie Latin my second choice! Although we learned a good bit in nursing. 2w
dabbe @TheSpineView 😍🤩😍 2w
dabbe @TheBookHippie 😍🤩😍 2w
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RamsFan1963
Odyssey | Stephen Fry
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Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy! I did not know that Stephen Fry had a 4th book in the Greek Mythology series. I need to finish my current audiobook so I can get to this. I know it's going to be another winner. #SeriesLove2025

TheBookHippie Oooooo 3w
AnnCrystal 🆒📚💫. 3w
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LitsyEvents
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repost for @Catsandbooks:

June 2025 theme: Sapphic Romance

Please vote for what book we will read in June

https://forms.gle/4CuWphtQmMn2DfYq7

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion on Litsy at the end of the month.

Rise up Reads- reading marginalized voices 🔥✊🏼 If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

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Graywacke
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Pickpick

Several contemporary (2002) poets translating Horace's Odes freely. All must have some knowledge of Latin. All were born from ~1920 to ~1965. So a bunch of older classically inclined poets. Each translation is a combination of Horace's and the poet's meanings. Overall it leaves an interesting impression, and I enjoyed that. I‘ve been working through this since Jan 13, a little bit each morning.

Suet624 Great job on your commitment to checking in on this every morning. I always end up petering out at some point 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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Trashcanman
The Satires | Juvenal
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Leftcoastzen Word ! 2mo
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Birdsong28
Odyssey | Stephen Fry
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Graywacke
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Something I found used in California and have been paging through

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 4mo
Hanna-B Hello puppy dog 🐶🐶 4mo
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Doppoetry
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Mehso-so

This could have been a really interesting spiritual successor (at the time) to Homer, but this read more like Roman Empire propaganda than an original work.

Virgil does have *some* original ideas and portrayals of the characters and events in the overall story, but it still feels like you're better off reading the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Doppoetry Not to say that this *isn't* an important work, it very much is, but I suppose I came into this expecting a more interesting epic poem about heroism and perseverance, and not just veiled “Guys the emperor is a really cool guy, and everything will be okay with him in charge.“ type thing.

No wonder Virgil tried to wipe it from existence, it's a bit *too* on the nose.
4mo
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TheEllieMo
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Eggs So true👏🏻👏🏻 5mo
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