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Jun 25, 2008
Inder
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Well shoot. It turns out it's just not possible to give The Odyssey less than five stars. Even though, in some ways, I am tempted to.
This is an extremely early, extremely important work of literature. It is a fundamental part of the Western Canon. It is, at moments, beautiful, sad, moving, and exciting. It is, at other moments, a bit tedious and hard-going.
I read this in high school and was suitably awed by the broader themes of loyalty, trial, mythology, and fate. On this most recent reading, h ...more
This is an extremely early, extremely important work of literature. It is a fundamental part of the Western Canon. It is, at moments, beautiful, sad, moving, and exciting. It is, at other moments, a bit tedious and hard-going.
I read this in high school and was suitably awed by the broader themes of loyalty, trial, mythology, and fate. On this most recent reading, h ...more
Jan 28, 2008
SomeForTheRoad.com
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The fundamental journey we all take in the parable of a man trying to get home.
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Jul 04, 2008
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