David’s Reviews > Mythology > Status Update

Only just getting to the small Norse section. Unfortunately most of the stories look to be about "heroes" and not the gods which are who I'm interested in.

It's not bad but it's not great either. Maybe I would enjoy it more if so many of the heroes didn't blend together. I was thinking, though, that a really talented writer could make an AWESOME "Wheel of Time" style fantasy series using the characters from Greek mythology.

What are the odds? The first "update" on Goodreads is currently the Odyssey which is what the next chapter of "Mythology" is about to detail. Anyway, I just finished reading about the Trojan War. Unfortunately it's confusing remembering which heroes/gods/goddesses are on which side.

Once Edith quits telling a little about each god's background and instead starts retelling stories, the book picks up. I'm surprised that I enjoy the romance stories so much as I typically don't give a crap about romance. My favorite of what I read was probably Jason/Medea during the chapter about the Golden Fleece.

I love Greek mythology but Hamilton is pretty boring thus far. Maybe things get better but I'm not sure how this became such a treasured book about mythology.

Vonnie bought this for my birthday about 3 years ago but I only made it to page 174. I'm now staring over from the beginning and finding it to be pretty slow despite the fact I love mythology.