Omeros by Derek Walcott

Omeros

Derek Walcott

331 pages • first pub 1990 (editions) user-added

fiction classics poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
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A poem in five books, of circular narrative design, titled with the Greek name for Homer, which simultaneously charts two currents of history: the visible history charted in events—the tribal losses of the American Indian, the tragedy of African e...

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Community Reviews

3.88
based on 460 reviews

Moods

challenging: 91%

reflective: 78%

emotional: 39%

adventurous: 30%

inspiring: 17%

mysterious: 17%

sad: 17%

dark: 8%

hopeful: 8%

funny: 4%

informative: 4%

lighthearted: 4%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
12% of readers chose medium
79% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
55% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

53% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

82% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

37% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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