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  <title>The Lost Books of The Odyssey: A Novel</title>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The phrase &quot;underground classic&quot; annoys the hell out of me, but this book might become one. Published by the small, Buffalo-based Starcherone Press (and winner of its most recent national fiction prize), ODYSSEY mixes a pseudo-academic framing story a la Borges with wonderfully imaginative views of Odysseus the character. I'll be writing a full review of this one soon for somebody (and will update this when I find out where), so I want to save my words. The only thing that keeps me from going ecstatic about the book is the fact that its structural conceit--which is mathematical and too difficult to get into here--sometimes creates a problem of uneven tone that overpowers the character obvervations of Odysseus. But if you read the book, you'll get through that. A satisfying read, especially when followed by THE ILIAD or THE ODYSSEY!]]></body>
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