The Iliad by Homer

The Iliad

Homer with Emily Wilson (Translator)

761 pages • first pub -750 (editions)

fiction classics poetry adventurous challenging slow-paced
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The greatest literary landmark of antiquity masterfully rendered by the most celebrated translator of our time. When Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017—revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was “fresh, unp...

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Community Reviews

3.79
based on 35,008 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 81%

challenging: 54%

emotional: 43%

tense: 39%

dark: 34%

sad: 28%

reflective: 19%

informative: 14%

inspiring: 9%

funny: 6%

mysterious: 3%

hopeful: 1%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
32% of readers chose medium
63% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

31% of readers chose Plot
49% of readers chose A mix
19% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

29% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

80% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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