I just finished The Odyssey. Yes, I am referring to Homer’s Odyssey. The one most people read in high school (or were supposed to read). Well, my high school never told me to read it. After rummaging through a stack of books I pilfered from my older sister, I found this book and decided I had to read it. In the back cover were the doodles of a 15-year old girl madly in love with some boy with the first initial of G. My sister, daydreaming in freshman English. She’s now a lawyer. Go figure.
The books was pretty damn good. It’s got something for everyone. Fantasy, romance, psychology, adventure, battles, heroism. The writing is straightforward and descriptive. No flowery language – just the right words in the right places.
If you’re looking for an entertaining and quick read, try this one out. They give it to high school students for a reason. You could analyze the bejesus out of it but it’s not so complex that you need extreme patience to get through it. I thought there was some gratuitous mythological backstory, though, so I did some skimming here and there.
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i am just about finished with my book of 201 puzzles...then i think i´ll read the book on my bedside table.
Posted by ej | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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something you'd like to say, p-man? :)
Posted by heatherfeather | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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lord. you girls and your sudoku.
Posted by particleman | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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ohh... the addictive powers of sudoku...
Posted by heatherfeather | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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wow, it´s been so long since i read it. with a recommendation like that, maybe i should read it again. of course, it´s been hard enough getting through the book on my bedside table since sudoku entered my life.
Posted by ej | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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T - yes.
Posted by particleman | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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Is this by the guy who did The Da Vinci Code?
Posted by Thomas | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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steve, they'll probably read "my life" by clinton.
Posted by heatherfeather | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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The book that inspired Steely Dan's Home At Last. :)
Posted by Michael | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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And to think that thousands of years ago, this was the history text for thousands of Greek kids. Now we teach it as literature and mythology. Crazy how things change. I wonder what people 2000+ years from now will read about us?
Posted by Steve | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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