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Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann

14 reviews

rosekantorczyk's review

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tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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goodin10tions's review against another edition

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emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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gondorgirl's review

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

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medium-paced

2.25

A pretty solid modern family drama based off Greek myth. There are a lot of povs in here, and it can get messy to keep track of. But that is fitting for Greek myth. Not my favorite retelling? interpretation?, but it's not bad at all.
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someryarns's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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ashhearddwrites's review

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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historic_wince's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

One of the great things about the gods from ancient Greece is just how human they are. They squabble and hold grudges, play favorites, and could heartlessly cruel. They are complicated beings. Olympus, Texas takes the Greek pantheon and all it's complicated interpersonal relationships and set it within a small town realm, where carelessness and mistakes are no less devastating. Swann carefully updates and edits well known myths into a modern drama. People familiar with the mythology we catch the numerous allusions to other stories not told here. And when it becomes clear which myth we're about to watch be re-enacted, readers will squirm as Greek tragedy demands.
The events of Olympus, Texas take place over one week, told in short snippets from multiple POVs. The characters are complicated and real.
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erinblue's review

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emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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lgmelcher's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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caribbeangirlreading's review

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medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The only good thing I can say about this book is that in the last 40% the pace picked up considerably.  Otherwise, this was nothing but trashy melodrama. I understand that the characters were supposed to resemble the characteristics of certain Greek gods but they ended up feeling like caricatures, not real people.
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