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Interesting and humorous twist on the Odyssey, narrated from Penelope's point of view. See, Ulysses took 20 years to get back home from Troy, and spent quite some time in the arms of Circe and Calypso, yet, he was outraged at finding his house full with suitors trying to win Penelope's heart (which goes along with the properties of the queen of Ithaca). Funny, witty and thought provoking.
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Atwood takes the story of Odysseus and turns it on its head by telling it from the perspective of Penelope, his long-suffering, loyal, ever-patient wife. I enjoyed it quite a bit. Very slowly, it dawns on you that Penelope is just as much a trickster and a storyteller as Odysseus is, only in a much more subtle, less celebrated way.
The story is well-told, Penelope and Odysseus are well-developed, and the ideas were intriguing and thought-provoking.
The story is well-told, Penelope and Odysseus are well-developed, and the ideas were intriguing and thought-provoking.
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