"If it were my type of book then I may have liked it."
"This epic poem is certainly exaggerated"
"all of the things that happen are impossible. there is no way that they actually saw gods. personally, i didnt like this book"
"LOVE GREEK MYTHOLOGY"
"written in very old style English."
"It felt like I was reading the world's first soap opera script ... Warning: the behavior of most characters is pretty skanky."
"I wish I could give this book 0 stars. I don't really know what the point of printing this book was; half of it was unfinished anyway. Extremely pointless and incomprehensible. Also the most repetitive book ever. You could skip half the chapter and still only be at the beginning of the book. Didn't really understand any of it and I'm glad to be done with it"
"teacher claimed it was 'shit literature'."
"There just didn't seem to be anything going on here: man is born, slays enemy, searches for meaning, dies."
"As with most things (comedy,drama, movies, plays, music, etc.) my/our tastes change over time and it takes more, or better, than the last to stimulate us. I keep telling myself that anyway. For example, thousands of years from now someone may feel the exact same way about (insert favorite book here) as I do about Gilgamesh. Hard to believe, but I'm sure mental and creative stimulation will be on a whole new level."
Showing posts with label gilgamesh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gilgamesh. Show all posts
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Epic of Gilgamesh II
"Gilgamesh was seen as a savior for the Babylonians, but he fell short. No other savior can truly save us besides Jesus Christ."
"It is a very long story and only should be read if there are no other books insight. If you don’t have to read it save yourself the trouble and pick up a good book that isn’t so gory."
"HA HA, FUCKER, SNAKE GOT YOUR YOUTH."
"Right, so let's get this straight. Man goes on long journey to overcome death, finally finds a plant that will restore him to youth, and then the silly bugger lets a snake make off with it in the end.
Anyone get the feeling a woman wouldn't have made that mistake?"
"It is a very long story and only should be read if there are no other books insight. If you don’t have to read it save yourself the trouble and pick up a good book that isn’t so gory."
"HA HA, FUCKER, SNAKE GOT YOUR YOUTH."
"Right, so let's get this straight. Man goes on long journey to overcome death, finally finds a plant that will restore him to youth, and then the silly bugger lets a snake make off with it in the end.
Anyone get the feeling a woman wouldn't have made that mistake?"
Sunday, January 30, 2011
The Epic of Gilgamesh
"This story has been an apt reminder of why my background in the classics is so spare. I find the story barely tolerable. For example: "Suck my rod"?? That phrase would render any other book as fodder for the recycling bin. But this one is still a valued classic. Someone PLEASE help me understand this. I'm seriously asking. Is there anyone who can help me understand why this isn't trash?"
"Defiantly not a fun read the fight scenes scenes few and not very good at all."
"i guess i am not an 'medievals' person."
"The explicitly X-rated scene in the first tablet did it for me. I didn't think this was appropriate at all. The ending, furthermore, was hopeless, but what other conclusion could be expected from a society that didn't have the truth?"
"I didn't really like how it wasn't a modern book so it was kind of hard for me to understand."
"The Epic of Gilgamesh, written by David Ferry, is one of the oldest epics on Earth today."
"I have not read the whole book, but I have read so much about the book and have read large chunks of the book. Thus reading the book in its entirety seems a waste of time. Also, the worldview is not particularly great. Okay it is just plain bad. At least the worldview lens that many use to intrepret the book today is bad. Many try and say that this was the original story of the flood and that Noah's flood was a remake."
"It's good to be open minded, and considering that this is the oldest recorded work of literature there are many similatites. The structure of the book is how most books are structured."
"I had to read this book for school. I was tired of it after the first page. How was this story so popular back then? It's boring and unreal. C'mon! One guy lived with animans most of his life anf Gilgamesh was part god. I know a story of a real hero, Neo from The Matrix. That guy is cool and interesting. Also, he is cool to watch. Gilgamesh would never become a movie. People would fall asleep. Besides, any school book isn't fun to read."
THESE ARE NOT BAD REVIEWS BUT I LAUGHED AT THEM ANYWAY
"i liked it because people died in it and dieing makes books interesting to me. if someone dies, the book is more dramatic and i like that."
"the epic of gilgamesh is poem made more then a thousand years ago. it is an epic about two men who are built like gods yet they are anly half complete. together they are complete enkidue beong the calm and gilgamesh being the tyrant. it shows how far to companitons and brothers would go for eachother. it also shows how every person has another half because they need someone to tame them."
"Defiantly not a fun read the fight scenes scenes few and not very good at all."
"i guess i am not an 'medievals' person."
"The explicitly X-rated scene in the first tablet did it for me. I didn't think this was appropriate at all. The ending, furthermore, was hopeless, but what other conclusion could be expected from a society that didn't have the truth?"
"I didn't really like how it wasn't a modern book so it was kind of hard for me to understand."
"The Epic of Gilgamesh, written by David Ferry, is one of the oldest epics on Earth today."
"I have not read the whole book, but I have read so much about the book and have read large chunks of the book. Thus reading the book in its entirety seems a waste of time. Also, the worldview is not particularly great. Okay it is just plain bad. At least the worldview lens that many use to intrepret the book today is bad. Many try and say that this was the original story of the flood and that Noah's flood was a remake."
"It's good to be open minded, and considering that this is the oldest recorded work of literature there are many similatites. The structure of the book is how most books are structured."
"I had to read this book for school. I was tired of it after the first page. How was this story so popular back then? It's boring and unreal. C'mon! One guy lived with animans most of his life anf Gilgamesh was part god. I know a story of a real hero, Neo from The Matrix. That guy is cool and interesting. Also, he is cool to watch. Gilgamesh would never become a movie. People would fall asleep. Besides, any school book isn't fun to read."
THESE ARE NOT BAD REVIEWS BUT I LAUGHED AT THEM ANYWAY
"i liked it because people died in it and dieing makes books interesting to me. if someone dies, the book is more dramatic and i like that."
"the epic of gilgamesh is poem made more then a thousand years ago. it is an epic about two men who are built like gods yet they are anly half complete. together they are complete enkidue beong the calm and gilgamesh being the tyrant. it shows how far to companitons and brothers would go for eachother. it also shows how every person has another half because they need someone to tame them."
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