Loved the detail, the prose, and the chance to delve into a bit of ancient Greek fiction. One of the inspirations to our modern fantasy.

Foundation reading...have re-read both the Iliad and the Odyssey multiple times. We also read it some of it in Greek, but I'm lousy at languages and really struggled.

A good read throughout. Pacing was good, which is surprising.

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I read selections from the Odyssey in college for a Humanities class, but this is the first time I am reading the entire book. I did not remember that it actually begins with the story of Telemachus, Odysseus' son, pining for his father and agonizing over the depredations of the suitors for Penelope. I also did not remember that most of the adventures of Odysseus are not in the story's "real time," but are recalled by him after he has escaped from Calypso. He may be brave and he certainly loves

I had never read this classic, and thanks to the audio version I got through it. Just listening to the names was overwhelming, I can't imagine how hard reading them would have been. As this is epic Greek poetry, some of the repetition can be forgiven. Many people are familiar with the struggles of Odysseus even if they haven't read the tale.Summary: Homer's masterpiecce tells the story of Odysseus, the ideal Greek hero, as he travels home to Ithaca after the Trojan War--a journey of many years a...

I listened to the audiobooks...there were 24 books in all. Excellent story, the whole thing! I truly enjoyed it. Reading about Greek mythology has always been a favorite of mine. They are classic tales that will be around forever.

I know, I know Odysseus was a favorite but if "Athena's eyes shined brightly" one more time....

Tale!

" Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns! " The man of twists and turns is Odysseus (Ulysses). 10 years after the Trojan War, Odysseus is missing, causing his heir Telemachus and his amorously sentimental wife Penelope to believe that he is dead. While he's missing, the palace is subjugated by suitors, who want to marry Penelope and hegemonize the palace, even Ithaca. However, readers eventually discover that he's in Calypso's island, which is because Calypso herself fell in l...

Wonderful piece of literature. This is definitely one of my favorite things to read in high school and in college.Odysseus has a hard time trying to get home, but he never gives up; even after being stuck on the island with Calypso, he still dreamed of seeing his wife and his homeland.I wish people nowadays could have this strength, loyalty and morals. The world would be a better place with more people like him.

I would not go quite so far as T.E. Lawrence in describing The Odyssey as the oldest book worth reading, but worth reading it certainly is, and I'm very glad to be rereading it, this time in Robert Fitzgerald's accurate verse translation along with the Loeb edition of the Greek text. I fault the Loeb only for the shortness of its Introduction (ten pages, half of them bibliography), the small number of footnotes, and the lack of other explanatory materials.

Update: I still love the translation and have gained a new appreciation for how handy these volumes are. A hardback you can hold in one hand is a rare feat.I can't read Classical Greek, but it was fun to be able to look at it from time to time and try to pick out pieces here and there. I was surprised how much I enjoyed Murray's translation which is not one I recall hearing about before but is absolutely first rate in terms of clarity, readability, and Homeric gravitas.

this book was really good. I enjoyed it because it was interesting of all the things of the gods and their stories. I enjoyed reading it because it had alot of adventure, and it also had challenges. The book was sometimes confusing at parts, but it got me confused because i was absent and when i came back i didnt get the story. But after all this the book was really good it had alot of good parts and sad parts.

Took a long time to get through it but the stories were excellent and the prose is very special.

After finishing the Iliad, I wanted to jump right into the Odyssey. I had read it back in college, but that was now 15 (yipe!) years ago and I felt that I would approach it with more appreciation of the background, both in terms of the characters I'd become more familiar with in the Iliad and in terms of my increased understanding of ancient Greek culture.One thing I'd forgotten was how long it takes for Odysseus to appear--not until Book 5, about one-sixth of the way into the epic. I suspect I

This book tells the tale of a strong man who fought through so much to get back home. It was not my taste of literature, but it succeeded in entertaining me. Strong morals, and a very very very interesting plot.

9th grade. Read for school. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald. We didn't read the whole thing though. we read a much more condensed version. It was about 75 pages in our English textbook. So idk. It is obviously a really famous piece of literature and it's well written and you know. But I just thought it was ok. Ok. Bye.

Here we are once again, with the poet imploring the Muse to sing her song about the adventures ensuing the the fall of Troy. Having just finished rereading The Iliad which told of the rage of Achilles and the Trojan War, I find The Odyssey a much more congenial book, seemingly modern in structure and outlook, even as it tells of events before the beginning of history as we know it. It tells the journey of Odysseus on his way hhome from Troy, a journey that takes him ten years. Odysseus is a man

The Odyssey was a great book! Sometimes it had me confused because I didn't understand what they were trying to say ,but in the end I understood some what everything . The only thing that matters is that Odysseus went home with his son and wife. This book was awesome it teaches us how things are hard in life. One day we will go threw hard times ,others times they will be easy! I loved how Odysseus in the end showed the suitors of with the bow went he shot it! Also when his wife didn't believe it...