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Melissa
Dec 27, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
4.5 stars, because The Iliad just isn't as fun a read since there is a LOT of speechifying that gets repeated (bc when a character says "go tell Menelaus xyz" the messenger goes off to tell Menelaus xyz verbatim).

But the translator's notes are solid gold.
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Wendy E.
Feb 21, 2012 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: world-lit-ib
Well that was painful. I'm glad I don't have to read about any more battles or sacrifices to the gods. Whew. ...more
Elizabeth
Mar 14, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Giulia
May 26, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: poetry, the-classics
Jeff Scott
Sep 28, 2010 rated it it was amazing
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Jan 03, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Darryl Knudsen
Aug 02, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: classics
Nicki
Sep 17, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Meg
Apr 18, 2014 marked it as to-reread  ·  review of another edition
Meg
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Poppy
Jan 01, 2015 rated it it was ok
Elizabeth
Apr 04, 2019 marked it as to-read
gremlinkitten
Apr 21, 2021 marked it as to-read
Karianne
Dec 17, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: owned-digitally
Mia
Apr 11, 2022 marked it as to-read
Mara
Jun 28, 2022 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction, classics, war
Crystal
Dec 20, 2023 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition