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December 30, 2020

Review: Troy, Stephen Fry

Rating: 4 out of 5 Mr Fry’s take on the Iliad, and the ending of the siege of Troy, was most enjoyable. The author’s…

September 22, 2020

Review: Circe, Madeline Miller

Rating: 5 out of 5 I’d seen numerous positive reviews of this book by when I took it up, which only built to my…

November 22, 2018

Review: Heroes, Stephen Fry

Rating: 5 out of 5 Most of us probably have some idea of various Greek gods and also their heroes — after all, who…

July 24, 2018

Review: Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman

Rating: 3 out of 5 I thought this was average at best. It wasn’t that the stories are bad — I know them from…

March 23, 2018

Review: ‘Anansi Boys’, Neil Gaiman

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I found this a perfect enjoyable story, a good part of it humours…

March 19, 2018

Review: ‘Odd and the Frost Giants’, Neil Gaiman

Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a delightful tale of old Scandinavia and a…

March 18, 2018

Review: ‘American Gods’, Neil Gaiman

American Gods by Neil Gaiman My rating: 3 of 5 stars I wasn’t that carried away by this book while at the same time…

January 27, 2018

Review: ‘Mythos’, Stephen Fry

Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece by Stephen Fry My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was surprisingly enjoyable though indeed…

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