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Francis is plagued by the fact that he couldn’t stop his then-girlfriend, Nicole Renard from getting raped by Larry LaSalle. Fry takes us through stories of a small handful of heroes, but the number of other names he throws at the reader is massive. I think it’s important not to try and remember all of these characters. To try and do so would spoil the fun, you will get the ‘gist’ of the story by just reading through them – and in time, you’ll remember more than you think you have. My memory is really crappy – and I did it!! So, all in all, I'd say that, although it is not quite my favourite GCSE text, I do still adore it and I think that everyone should give it a go. And I’m coming to the conclusion that Stephen Fry may start rivaling Wil Wheaton as my favorite narrator. The great and wise Gandalf is a powerful wizard who led the final War of the Ring and is a great hero throughout the series.

Francis gradually slowly his past and his motivation for murder leaving the reader wondering if Francis is punishing Larry for his misdeeds or himself for his own inaction? If you love to learn something new or simply love losing yourself in stories of heroes, quests, and adventures (sorry, couldn't resist), I cannot recommend this (or Mythos) highly enough!Joey LeBlanc: Joey and Francis were childhood friends and went to the cinema together. He was a troublesome figure at school as he used to be talkative. He is a confident person and seems to be the antithesis of Francis. He also became a soldier, and is said to have died at Iwo Jima. After focusing on the gods in Mythos, he now turns his attention to the mortal heroes. The stories of Perseus, Heracles and his twelve labours, Bellerophon and Pegasus, Orpheus being an idiot, Jason and the Argonauts, Atalanta (not the football club but the only female hero in this book), Oedipus and some hilarious (and tragic) misunderstandings, Theseus.

I wasn't expecting any of that. The synopsis won't give you a hint of the depth behind the main character's reason for wanting to kill his childhood hero, and it really got me. Cormier's writing is beautiful and an important tool in conveying all that he wanted to. The quotes are lovely, and sometimes heartbreaking, but all of them memorable, which is the critical thing when you need them for an exam. In particular, the final chapter was wonderful. It was actually magical. I was just blown away by Fry's description of why he loves these myths, and their importance to him, and why they should be key to our lives. It was amazing, and really summarised everything that Fry can bring to his story. Using a fairly informal, almost irreverent approach, for example he pronounces the names of people and places as comes most easily to him, Fry brings these stories to life like few others ever could. The Gods, heroes and of course villains are given an often-missed humanity and character that is both charming and humorous.And isn't that why we love Fry? Oh, and the tellings of these Heroes are quite vivid, uncomplicated, and evocative. I tend to rate non fiction differently. It’s more about whether I learn or get something out of it which I certainly did! When I was a child my favourite movie was Clash of the Titans - the 1981 film with Maggie Smith as Athena and Laurence Olivier as Zeus. Medusa was, and is, the scariest monster I have ever seen on TV and I regularly had to leave my light on when I went to sleep because I thought she was going to come and slither up the stairs and turn me to stone.

Each individual story is paced nicely, and all three intertwine, all the pieces coming together to form the picture that is Francis' life. Plus, as an added thank you for your dedication and hard work, you’ll be entitled to amend your departure date free of charge* to allow flexibility in case work commitments mean you’re unable to travel on your chosen dates. We see the Hydra, Cerberus, Minotaur, Pegasus and many other well-known mythical creatures and learn about their family trees as well as about the lineage of the afore-mentioned heroes. These stories as told by Fry are accessible and funny, and highlighting the strangeness of those myths. Because did I mention that Ancient Greeks were a weird bunch, at least in their stories? Bestiality ( have those heroes and gods and horny Ancient Greek ladies ever come across a supposedly handsome animal they didn’t want to mate with????), incest (determining some familial relationships and family trees could give you a major migraine for days), patricide/infanticide/everyone-else-cide, constant rapes, and - of course - Zeus fathering children via golden showers. Not to mention Heracles being “far from the brightest pixel on the screen” in his red mist of muscular rage — Heracles, “the offspring of a divine heteropaternal superfecundation”, whose endless labors took up a big chunk of the book; poor Oedipus and his mother — whose “Oedipal complex” that annoying Freud guy totally used to cover up his own weirdness; and Bellerophon and his strange relationship with his winged horse/brother (oh, Greek gods, you are so odd) Pegasus. I wasn’t tempted by this book at all (I read children’s versions of Greek myths once upon a time, and all I remembered is the inexplicable weirdness of ancient Greeks, so I was good with leaving it at that), but a friend of mine was enjoying it, and apparently I have zero willpower to resist the “Oooh, shiny!” impulse, and library had audio, and Stephen Fry is awesome, and suddenly before I knew I was hooked. I started listening on my commute from work, and I actually drove in the slower lane so that I’d have more time with Fry’s wry narration. (Then I said screw it and just spent 2 days listening to it and playing Crash Bandicoot, and it was awesome).Matilda is one of our favorite heroines because she embodies all of us with her passion for books. Plus—she has powers that are pretty awesome. Francis Joseph Cassavant is eighteen. He has just returned home from the Second World War, and he has no face. He does have a gun and a mission: to murder his childhood hero.

I love Greek mythology, and I love Stephen Fry, so this was the perfect combination. Fry’s writing style was pretty much exactly what I expected, the perfect blend of information and humor. He stayed true to the original stories while still providing a fresh take on each of them with his more modern perspective. It makes for a very accessible but well-researched guide to the mortal heroes of Greek mythology. Stephen Fry is such a great narrator, and apparently a pretty great author as well. The voice with the perfect accent and tone and inflections, the wit, the easily accessible conversational style and the excellent ability to common-sense those weird Ancient Greek heroes and gods into normal regular odd people — all that worked perfectly.Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Overall, I think this book will only be of use to people who know very little about Greek Mythology and want a summary of some of its greatest heroes. If you’ve read these stories before across ancient Greek works, don’t waste your time here. Humor ovde funkcioniše na tri nivoa. Fraj zna da proširi mitove komičnim ulošcima, a dijalozi su posebno simpatični. Ima deo gde prepričava kako Herakle i Atlas ubeđuju jedan drugog "pridrži mi samo malo ovo nebo, odmah se vraćam". Drugo, Fraj jeste glumac, ali je i talentovan pisac, tako da zna da napiše zabavne igre rečima. I na kraju, u audio knjizi dobijaš i njegovu naraciju. Ne znam da li bih je poredio sa Pajtonovcima, ali su mi padali na pamet. Home sweet home: Monument was modeled on Cormier’s hometown of Leominster, and Frenchtown the French Hill section of town in which Cormier grew up. Young soldier, Francis Cassavant, has just returned to Frenchtown after World War ll horribly maimed and disfigured.

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