Melissa’s Reviews > The Library of Greek Mythology > Status Update
Melissa
is on page 239 of 319
How to describe the experience of reading this? Characters with continuously unresolved anger management issues and a lack of people skills, a dash of misogyny, a plethora of names (+ googling their pronunciation), critical information disclosed randomly in parenthesis, endless page turning between explanatory notes, a map of Greece, index of names, the genealogical tables (and the actual text), and so much Drama™
— Aug 14, 2026 11:41AM
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Melissa
is on page 196 of 319
The Heraclids - family of killing people accidentally.
— Jun 19, 2026 05:57AM
Melissa
is on page 175 of 319
Apparently, Heracles' solution to most any obstacle, i.e. mostly random dudes, is "to kill them also" (recurring phrase right there!). The matter-of-fact style of the Library is making this somewhat darkly hilarious tbh.
— Jun 19, 2026 05:18AM
Melissa
is on page 174 of 319
I think so far one of the most common thoughts I had reading Heracles' later story would have to be "what a dick"
— Jun 14, 2026 03:12PM