Troy: The Greek Myths Reimagined
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- Author：Stephen Fry
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Reviews
Betty
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I never cared for the Iliad （I was a big fan of Odyssey） however this presentation of the Troy War myth （or history） is done so well， I may become a convert。 It is a good base for so many other stories so I will dive into those retellings that I wanted to read for so long。
George
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An interesting， entertaining book about myths and the siege of Troy。 I particularly found the appendix interesting as the author states that Homer wrote about Troy 450 years after the actual event and his story is solely based on word of mouth storytellers。If you have read and enjoyed Fry’s other books， ‘Mythos’ and ‘Heroes’ then you should find this a very worthwhile reading experience。
Demelda Penkitty
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Troy。 The most marvellous kingdom in all the world。 The Jewel of the Aegean。 Glittering Ilion， the city that rose and fell not once but twice 。 。 。'The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen， a queen celebrated for her beauty， sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against that great city， to which they will lay siege for ten whole and very bloody years。It is Zeus， the king of the gods， who triggers war when he asks the Trojan prince Paris to judge the fairest goddess of th Troy。 The most marvellous kingdom in all the world。 The Jewel of the Aegean。 Glittering Ilion， the city that rose and fell not once but twice 。 。 。'The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen， a queen celebrated for her beauty， sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against that great city， to which they will lay siege for ten whole and very bloody years。It is Zeus， the king of the gods， who triggers war when he asks the Trojan prince Paris to judge the fairest goddess of them all。 Aphrodite bribes Paris with the heart of Helen， wife of King Menelaus of the Greeks， and naturally， nature takes its course。It is a terrible， brutal war with casualties on all sides。 The Greeks cannot defeat the Trojans - since Achilles， the Greek's boldest warrior， is consumed with jealousy over an ally's choice of lover， the Trojan slave Briseis， and will not fight 。 。 。The stage is set for the oldest and greatest story ever told， where monstrous passions meet the highest ideals and the lowest cunning。In Troy you will find heroism and hatred， love and loss， revenge and regret， desire and despair。 It is these human passions， written bloodily in the sands of a distant shore， that still speak to us today。This is the third of the Stephen Fry's trilogy about Greek myths and legends， and is every bit as wonderful to read as the superb Mythos and Heroes which preceded this volume。 This book recounts the lead up to the Trojan war and the 10 years of siege and fighting which followed。 The cast of characters is amazing; the gods Zeus， Hera， Aphrodite， Hephaestus， Athena， and Apollo， and the humans and demi-gods， Helen， Achilles， Patroclus， Hector， Paris and Odysseus among many others feature in this splendid retelling of the ancient Homer stories。 All brilliantly brought to life， a masterpiece of story telling by a true master。 A fabulously entertaining and engaging read which I thoroughly enjoyed。Highly recommended， a great read， well written。 Not too in-depth， but very informative， and written in a friendly tone， rather than academic with Fry's particular brand of humor。 。。。more
Dina
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As usual when it comes to Stephen Fry， entertaining， educating， fun and the audio book is sooooo good to listen toThanks you Stephen
Reena
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After reading homer and loving the Iliad and Odyssey。。。 this was a great retelling of Troy and Trojan war that put together all the missing pieces from how the poetic narratives do flashbacks and reference pieces without back story。 Good complement to Song of Achilles too。。 I didn't think it overlapped in a way to be repetitive。 Preferred this book to Heroes。 After reading homer and loving the Iliad and Odyssey。。。 this was a great retelling of Troy and Trojan war that put together all the missing pieces from how the poetic narratives do flashbacks and reference pieces without back story。 Good complement to Song of Achilles too。。 I didn't think it overlapped in a way to be repetitive。 Preferred this book to Heroes。 。。。more
Ian
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Beautifully written， a very enjoyable romp through the Trojan War， not limited to a re-write of The Iliad。
Kimberly Grace
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This book is not meant to be read， it's meant to be listened to。 Stephen Fry gives an amazing performance as he reads his own book。 Listen to all of his Mythos series。 You won't regret it！ This book is not meant to be read， it's meant to be listened to。 Stephen Fry gives an amazing performance as he reads his own book。 Listen to all of his Mythos series。 You won't regret it！ 。。。more
Sue Houghton
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Loved this latest offering from the amazing Stephen Fry。 Delighted to see that a fourth in the series is in the pipeline 。 It’s such a long time to wait until November next year 😬
Susu
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Re-telling Homer´s epic tale - tying to unravel all the links and relations - wrapping it into a neat package
Sacha
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The book started out in a whirlwind of names and places。 Each related by some faraway connection to even more names and places。 We follow the story of X for half a page， jump across a sea and read about Y for two pages only to jump back to Z in an even different place。 It was as overwhelming as it was exciting。 The footnotes （sometimes even longer than the text written on the page they belonged to） provided some fun commentary now and then， but I must admit skipping some of the longer ones， beca The book started out in a whirlwind of names and places。 Each related by some faraway connection to even more names and places。 We follow the story of X for half a page， jump across a sea and read about Y for two pages only to jump back to Z in an even different place。 It was as overwhelming as it was exciting。 The footnotes （sometimes even longer than the text written on the page they belonged to） provided some fun commentary now and then， but I must admit skipping some of the longer ones， because I just wanted to keep on reading what happened to the sons of the daughters of the sons of some guy distantly related to Zeus。I kept waiting for the stories to converge into one point and at times it felt as if that moment would never come。 When it finally did， the story grabbed me even more。 Showing horrible sides to the people whose names all of us must know， which I did not quite expect。It was a hectic read， but an exciting one。 Bought Mythos and Heroes shortly after I finished this one， because I can’t wait to continue reading about the chaos that is Greek mythology。 。。。more
ninni
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loved this book。 super interesting， and as always fry never fails to impress with his magnificent writing and wit。
Matthew Wentworth
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About one-hundred times better than the actual Iliad。 Stephen Fry is so knowledgable and imparts that expertise with an amazing about or zeal and wit。 Going in， I felt like I knew a lot about the myths surrounding the Trojan War， but so much of the genealogy of the main players that is delineated in the beginning of "Troy" was new to me and will certainly enhance the way that I teach Biblical and Classical Literature。 I know that Fry began this venture with the intention of making one book， whic About one-hundred times better than the actual Iliad。 Stephen Fry is so knowledgable and imparts that expertise with an amazing about or zeal and wit。 Going in， I felt like I knew a lot about the myths surrounding the Trojan War， but so much of the genealogy of the main players that is delineated in the beginning of "Troy" was new to me and will certainly enhance the way that I teach Biblical and Classical Literature。 I know that Fry began this venture with the intention of making one book， which turned into three; however， I hope that he continues his retellings of myths from antiquity。 I would love for him to do "The Odyssey"， Ovid's "Metamorphoses"， "The Aeneid"， or something like The Theban plays。 。。。more
Stefan
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Delightful as always。 Stephen Fry writes about the Greeks and Trojans as if you know them personally， and you will come to love - and hate - them。 He tells the tale of Troy with humour， speed， insight， knowledge and most of all: with humanity。
Fedezux
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Ora vorrei avere sempre uno Stephen Fry nelle orecchie che mi racconta cose
Emily
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Listened to audiobook
H
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This is a pretty straightforward narrative of the Troy story that acknowledges the way that the timelines of the generations and heroes makes no sense at all， and occasionally interjects some snarky humor - but is probably best for those who might want more information after reading one of the popular novels based on Greek myth （Circe， Achilles， Ariadne） - it isn't really scholarly， but it isn't exactly written at the popular narrative level either。 It hovers somewhere in between。 Appropriate fo This is a pretty straightforward narrative of the Troy story that acknowledges the way that the timelines of the generations and heroes makes no sense at all， and occasionally interjects some snarky humor - but is probably best for those who might want more information after reading one of the popular novels based on Greek myth （Circe， Achilles， Ariadne） - it isn't really scholarly， but it isn't exactly written at the popular narrative level either。 It hovers somewhere in between。 Appropriate for teens and adults。 。。。more
Kimia Habibi
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I studied Classics in college， and perhaps my amount of background knowledge for the story of Troy limited my enjoyment of this book。 I enjoyed the previous two books much more。The narration is great。
David Campton
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A real joy to re-immerse myself in these tales again as Fry brings his trilogy on ancient Greek myths to a close （unless， of course he is going to tackle the Odyssey and Aeneid as well）。 It is written in the same style as the previous two， but whilst the shorter tales that constituted those lent themselves to Fry's asides and footnotes， this epic tale is perhaps fractured by this approach。 The lack of consistent character development is also a more evident feature here。。。 but then I suppose it i A real joy to re-immerse myself in these tales again as Fry brings his trilogy on ancient Greek myths to a close （unless， of course he is going to tackle the Odyssey and Aeneid as well）。 It is written in the same style as the previous two， but whilst the shorter tales that constituted those lent themselves to Fry's asides and footnotes， this epic tale is perhaps fractured by this approach。 The lack of consistent character development is also a more evident feature here。。。 but then I suppose it is unfair to compare it to other novelisations as that isn't what he is setting out to do， which is to offer a readable yet relatively comprehensive account of the Trojan war。 。。。more
Jody
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Having been out of it - in the literary sense - for about a year， I had no idea that Fry had written another in his series。 I hadn’t gotten around to reading Heroes yet， but I loved Mythos so much that I’ve already listened to it twice， and am considering a third listen on our drive home later this week。 So when I saw this book in the most adorable little independent bookstore here， on vacation in Vienna， I was thrilled。 It felt like one of this “book moments” that we book lovers have， where eve Having been out of it - in the literary sense - for about a year， I had no idea that Fry had written another in his series。 I hadn’t gotten around to reading Heroes yet， but I loved Mythos so much that I’ve already listened to it twice， and am considering a third listen on our drive home later this week。 So when I saw this book in the most adorable little independent bookstore here， on vacation in Vienna， I was thrilled。 It felt like one of this “book moments” that we book lovers have， where everything is just so perfectly serendipitous - a new book by an author whose previous book in the series was a favourite， being on holiday for the first time in forever， finding a cute bookstore that was also an English bookstore （yay for choices！）。 After recently reading and falling in love with The Song of Achilles， and my increasing love of Greek Mythology and interest in the Trojan War， it seemed too good to be true。 Well … it was。 Sadly the book just wasn’t that great。 Mythos had so much wit， it was engaging， compelling， and Fry’s storytelling was so fluid。 His narration was， as always， perfect。 Troy lacked in all of those areas。 It was too bogged down in details （Gods， the footnotes） which Fry did warn us were dull and kind of superfluous， yet included anyway。 The first half felt like a chore， and while the second half found its feet， by then I had almost lost interest。 I’ve read The Iliad， so it was at least interesting to hear to story of the Trojan Horse， which happened after the conclusion。 I find this interesting - I would suspect that many people （myself included until recently）， when asked what they knew about the Trojans or the Trojan War， would likely say the horse， yet it’s not included in the most famous work about the war。 It’s possible that my enjoyment （or lack of） of this book had a lot to do with my own expectations。 I had expected a riveting tale of epic proportions， and instead what read more like a dried up old history book with a bunch of footnotes （did I mention the footnotes？ There were a lot。） and far too many names to keep straight。 Despite the disclaimer that I wouldn’t need to remember them， it annoyed me。 It seemed like this book was stuck between wanting to be two things。 On one hand， a factual history book， an educational reference book， focusing on accurate timelines， the main and a whole lot of ancillary characters （there was a lot of begetting - Genesis flashbacks， the reason I stopped at that book）， footnotes （yup）， glossary， and appendices （War and Peace flashbacks， thanks Tolstoy）。 On the other hand， a sweeping epic tale of tragedy and war， steeped in mythology。 For me， it failed at the second - the narrative was never fluent enough to engage， there were too many footnotes （！） and callbacks to previous events that jarred the flow of the story。 Perhaps listening to this would have been more enjoyable， but I have to honestly say that I doubt Fry’s narration would have saved this for me。 （I think this is the longest review I’ve ever written， and it’s about a book that I didn’t love， or hate。 I find this very strange。） 。。。more
Fergus
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A beautiful retelling of an amazing story， Stephen Fry's addition of the events leading to the start of the war really add to making the book incredibly accessible and allows the reader to really enjoy the story without any background knowledge。I was gripped from start to finish， and having him narrate it made it even more enjoyable。 A beautiful retelling of an amazing story， Stephen Fry's addition of the events leading to the start of the war really add to making the book incredibly accessible and allows the reader to really enjoy the story without any background knowledge。I was gripped from start to finish， and having him narrate it made it even more enjoyable。 。。。more
Amanda Lombard
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Zeus sighed heavily。 'I wish， all those years ago， Prometheus hadn't persuaded me to make mankind，' he said。 'I knew it was a mistake。Another brilliant book by Stephen Fry。 All three are in my opinion perfect and I am already looking forward to reading them all again from Mythos。 Zeus sighed heavily。 'I wish， all those years ago， Prometheus hadn't persuaded me to make mankind，' he said。 'I knew it was a mistake。Another brilliant book by Stephen Fry。 All three are in my opinion perfect and I am already looking forward to reading them all again from Mythos。 。。。more
Raymond Strodl
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Again Stephen has hit a home run with this incredible book which is no 3 in this series。 I loved Mythos and Heroes so was expecting to enjoy his reading of this book。 I was blown away with some of the insights into this well know story that I have read and watched in many versions over the years， but his take in the characters and situations in this story demonstrated how well he had researched and read before writing this third part of what is becoming a masterpiece of a series。I cannot wait to Again Stephen has hit a home run with this incredible book which is no 3 in this series。 I loved Mythos and Heroes so was expecting to enjoy his reading of this book。 I was blown away with some of the insights into this well know story that I have read and watched in many versions over the years， but his take in the characters and situations in this story demonstrated how well he had researched and read before writing this third part of what is becoming a masterpiece of a series。I cannot wait to get my hands on the next one。。。 。。。more
Caryn
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I love the stories of Greek mythology， and this version was very well done。 I'm looking forward to Fry's version of the Odyssey （hopefully soon！）。 I love the stories of Greek mythology， and this version was very well done。 I'm looking forward to Fry's version of the Odyssey （hopefully soon！）。 。。。more
Wesley Blackburn
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A little more serious than his previous two books。 Obviously， this was mostly focused on the Trojan war。 Not my cup of tea usually， （I’m not great with understanding military strategies and whatnot） but Fry made this incredibly entertaining and enjoyable。 I hope he adds a 4th book to this series！！
Pooja
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This book covers the rise and fall of Troy and all the myths and legends that surround it， as narrated excellently by the author Steven Fry。I greatly enjoyed this book， which strung various sources together to put together the story of Troy from its founding to its fall at the hands of the Greeks centuries later。 The characterizations were interesting， especially that of Helen， and all the disparate myths were woven together coherently。 I did think the wealth of emotion that is present in the Il This book covers the rise and fall of Troy and all the myths and legends that surround it， as narrated excellently by the author Steven Fry。I greatly enjoyed this book， which strung various sources together to put together the story of Troy from its founding to its fall at the hands of the Greeks centuries later。 The characterizations were interesting， especially that of Helen， and all the disparate myths were woven together coherently。 I did think the wealth of emotion that is present in the Iliad was sometimes glossed over， but that may be due to the length of the book。 。。。more
Iveta Stoyanova
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What’s not to like about this book！Greek mythology has always been fascinating and it’s a great pleasure to read about it， especially when the stories are written in such a great way。
Nazifa
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Stephen Fry is truly incredible at story telling。 The story of the Trojan War and its events and players are beautifully weaved together to tell an ancient story in a new light。 Fry is faithful to the source while presenting the story in a way that flows like a story rather than an 10th grade reading assignment。 As a fan of greek mythology from a young age， I was excited to draw connection between this book and other beloved retellings。 It should be clearly noted that prior knowledge of the Troj Stephen Fry is truly incredible at story telling。 The story of the Trojan War and its events and players are beautifully weaved together to tell an ancient story in a new light。 Fry is faithful to the source while presenting the story in a way that flows like a story rather than an 10th grade reading assignment。 As a fan of greek mythology from a young age， I was excited to draw connection between this book and other beloved retellings。 It should be clearly noted that prior knowledge of the Trojan War nor other mythology is not needed to enjoy this book。 Whether a greek mythos fanatic or a novice， this story is fitting for anyone。 。。。more
Brittney
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Audiobook。 This was the hardest of the trilogy for me to get into。 Slow start， and then idk， battle tales are just not my genre。
Caitlin Orem
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I've read the two previous books and I love them all！ This one focuses on Troy， and I really appreciated the context given around the events。 As always， I enjoyed the funny little filled in conversations and scenes that really bring these characters and myths alive！ I've read the two previous books and I love them all！ This one focuses on Troy， and I really appreciated the context given around the events。 As always， I enjoyed the funny little filled in conversations and scenes that really bring these characters and myths alive！ 。。。more
Александър Стоянов
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