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He really makes these stories come alive. While the bones are broadly consistent with the mythology to the extent I'm familiar with, he does add modern sounding dialogue, along with asides and his on excellent voice as a narrator. I've read a reasonable amount of Greek mythology and enjoy a lot of the history, and this is the best I've seen at making me feel connected to the stories. He really does a good job of drawing attention to how many linguistic and cultural influences this mythology has without making it dull or dry.
He really makes these stories come alive. While the bones are broadly consistent with the mythology to the extent I'm familiar with, he does add modern sounding dialogue, along with asides and his on excellent voice as a narrator. I've read a reasonable amount of Greek mythology and enjoy a lot of the history, and this is the best I've seen at making me feel connected to the stories. He really does a good job of drawing attention to how many linguistic and cultural influences this mythology has without making it dull or dry.