Jocelyn E. (hoopridge) reviewed on 9/21/2010 + 252 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

Remember reading "The Odyssey" in high school? Ever wondered what happened back in Ithaca while Odysseus was away on his voyages? How did Penelope fend off the suitors while they invaded her home?

The answers are in this book, a pretty good story, considering we never know what happened while Odysseus was away. According to Geras, Penelope and Telemachus had their hands quite full with all that was going on.

I couldn't wait for the scene where Odysseus finally comes back and kills the suitors. That was always my favorite part in the Homer version and I wanted to see how it would be handled in this book. Turns out, very well!

Entertaining and more accessible than the original Greek epic.

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