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An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it 6 years ago
I read The Iliad a few years ago after reading The Song of Achilles. I meant to read The Odyssey at some point and now I have. I was originally planning on reading Fagles' translation, but ended up with a copy of Emily Wilson's new translation instead. It is incredibly clear and readable. I found th...
Spooky's Maze of Books
Spooky's Maze of Books rated it 6 years ago
Title : The Odyssey Author: Homer Genre: Mythology Pages: 448 Kindle : got it as a free kindle book book synopsis Odysseus has been away from Ithaca, the Greek city-state under his rule, for ten years while fighting in the Trojan War. After the fall of Troy, Odysseus begins the long journey home t...
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it 7 years ago
I humbly declare this book to be the greatest literary work of mankind. If you don't learn Greek (worth it just to read this Meisterwerk, never mind the rest of the immortal trove of Greek literature) you can read it in so many translations that have become classics in their own use of the English l...
Ernesto Rafael Santana's Book Blog
Ernesto Rafael Santana's Book Blog rated it 8 years ago
Gran obra junto con La Ilíada épicas, sorprendentes, un poco complicadas... pero excelentes. Si no están familiarizad@s con el tema les recomiendo que lean un poco de Mitología y Cultura Griega. Recomiendo estas obras del gran poeta Homero. Sin duda uno de mis favoritos.
Aren's Library
Aren's Library rated it 8 years ago
Enjoyed this more than the Iliad.
Garden-of-Stars
Garden-of-Stars rated it 8 years ago
Considering how fast my professor skimmed over this book I really felt like I was figuring out "The Odyssey" on my own. Some parts were very striking and familiar, for though I never read the entire work from beginning to end there were individual moments, like the encounters with Circe and the Cycl...
Alexlovesbooks
Alexlovesbooks rated it 9 years ago
This book although a little challenging is a book worth learning and reading. It shows fun and hardship giving an aura of dramatic irony.
inkplot
inkplot rated it 10 years ago
I wonder if the world spoke in the poetic language used by homer then there would have been fewer confrontations in this world. Don’t believe me? Lets analyze and see through an exampleHomer Version: Oh Flesh of my heartThe times have turned against usFor the Gods have intervenedIn our love for each...
Books Less Travelled
Books Less Travelled rated it 11 years ago
A great classic. Another epic tale by Homer.
Crash My Book Party
Crash My Book Party rated it 11 years ago
The Odyssey. That epic tale. That slightly boring, must-have-been-the-translation, am-I-too-young-to-appreciate-this, epic tale.Don't get me wrong, I understand that this is a classic. And it has gotten very good reviews. Buuuut it started pretty slow. And it dragged on. Lots of telling and retellin...
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