Ethiopian Story

by Heliodorus

Paperback, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

883.01

Collection

Publication

Everyman's Library (Orion Publishing Group) (1998), Paperback, 336 pages

Description

An intricately woven tale of mystery, love and adventure, Ethiopian Story is the last and finest of the ancient Greek romances, precursors to the modern European novel.

User reviews

LibraryThing member MartinBodek
4 down, 997 to go. This was not a very satisfactory experience at all, and as as a matter of fact, gets a full star only because if I leave the star off, one might think I forgot to apply a rating. I had no idea what was happening at any point, save for a few paragraphs that may have been coherent.
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The book went back and forth in time, without advising the reader exactly when this was happening. I was so lost and confused that I checked reviews to figure out what was generally happening at certain points in the narrative, because I sure couldn't tell just by reading the darn thing! There wasn't even clever wordplay as a redeeming value. I hope this is the nadir of the 1,001 book reading project. It better be. I certainly won't be able to withstand too many more experiences like this, which is an insult to the word "experience."
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Language

Original language

Greek (Ancient)

Physical description

336 p.; 7.64 inches

ISBN

0460876406 / 9780460876407
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