La Odisea

by Fiona Macdonald

In the Graphic Classics version of this great epic by Western civilization's first immortal poet, the Greek hero Odysseus returns home from the Trojan War. His lengthy sea voyage is marked by a series of dangerous, often fantastic adventures, which also make exciting reading. Graphic Classics are graphic novel versions of immortal novels and plays, presented in a way to help make great literary works accessible to students, and encourage boys and girls to discover the joy of reading the masterworks in their original form. Titles in this series tell absorbing, fast-paced stories dramatized with high-quality color illustrations. Each Graphic Classics title includes a thumbnail biography of the author, a list of his or her important works, a timeline of historic events that helped inspire the story, general notes, and an index.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Mythology

50 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2015

About the author

Fiona Macdonald studied history at Cambridge University and at the University of East Anglia. She has taught in schools, adult education and university, and is the author of numerous books for children on historical topics.

Reviews

[Lauren Zonnefeld · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was looking into this book as a possibility for supplemental reading in my Greek Myths unit for 8th grade. It was a basic overview of the plot and was very simple to follow. Could be a good classroom set.

[Jeremy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good. The information in the back is interesting and helpful. This TV show is mentioned.

[Amra ♡ (FREE PALESTINE) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite a nice and insightful retelling tbh.

[Connor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was looking for a refresher on the story of the Odyssey (after reading ODY-C, Vol. 1: Off to Far Ithicaa and some other stuff about Greek mythology) and this did the job. It is definitely geared towards kids, based on the definitions for the big words. This is definitely a good option if you're doing a school report or just want an overview of the Odyssey. In terms of the artwork, a lot of the characters look similar. If they weren't labeled, I wouldn't be able to tell them apart.

[Kari · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't read this one yet, but Rory ripped right through it and proceeded to recount all the adventures of Odysseus. Proud of her reading comprehension, and her unflinching description of Helen who is married to Menelaus but loves Paris. She is now reading the 20,000 graphic novel version. I will have to check these out again for myself.

[Wendy]

I read this to check it out as an option for my 9th grade English class. All but one of the students in the class is an English language learner. This seems like a good adaption with simple enough language that the students will grasp what’s happening in the story. The graphic nature of the book will hopefully keep them interested in the content as well.

[Joni · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay. The children enjoyed it. The vocab was probably a little too advanced for them, but we had read a summary of one part of the Odyssey in "The Story of the World," and they wanted more, and also wanted it in a graphic format. We read it in one sitting.

[Courtney · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very stripped down summary of The Odyssey that also includes a little bit of reference to Odysseus during the Trojan war and before. I was unimpressed with the art style and disappointed with how stripped down this was, more summary than story.

[Monica Sol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Odiseo, el héroe griego que dejó a su esposa y a su hijo para combatir en la guerra de Troya. Versión de la obra en novela gráfica con buenas ilustraciones para todas las edades.

[Valen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buena la historia (buenísima) pero no sé si es por la forma en la que está traducido a español o así está escrito, parece un mal resumen de lo original