Litsy

The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus | Margaret Atwood

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A great read from my #14Books14Weeks stack. I‘ve wanted to read this for awhile and really enjoyed Atwood‘s take on The Odyssey. Thank you so much @BarbaraBB for sending me this copy! ♥️

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Ruthiella I really liked this too. 4d

BarbaraBB Glad you enjoyed it! 4d

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RamsFan1963

Odyssey | Stephen Fry

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51/100 I know it's an old saying, but honestly, I could listen to Stephen Fry read a phone book, if they still existed. His narration really brings the story of Odessus to life, it's often quite funny when it's not being tragic, as Odessus has one misadventure after another, both helped and hindered by the various gods of Olympus. I know this is the last book of his Greek Mythology series, but I love to see him tackle Norse mythology. 5 🌟 read

RamsFan1963 #Read2025 #SeriesLove2025 #JumpStartSummer 2w

dabbe I just started reading MYTHOS. I'm thinking I need to listen to it, instead. I love Stephen Fry! 💚💜💚 2w

RamsFan1963 He has an amazing voice, and I love his characterization of Zeus, the most harassed father in history, always having his children pestering him for favors or to clean up messes they've mad in the mortal world. 2w

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CBee I agree!! I LOVED Mythos and gave Troy and Heroes lined up. Might do Odyssey first though! 2w

CBee @dabbe you MUST listen!! 2w

dabbe @CBee 🎯🩵🎯 2w

AlaMich The right narrator makes a good book into an amazing book. (edited) 2w

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RamsFan1963

Odyssey | Stephen Fry

Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy! I did not know that Stephen Fry had a 4th book in the Greek Mythology series. I need to finish my current audiobook so I can get to this. I know it's going to be another winner. #SeriesLove2025

TheBookHippie Oooooo 3w

AnnCrystal 🆒📚💫. 3w

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Birdsong28

Odyssey | Stephen Fry

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Robotswithpersonality

An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic | Daniel Mendelsohn

2024 Non-Fiction Favourites: Some stellar memoirs, great art collections, fantastic works on horror, and a whole, heaping helping of why prison should be abolished, as well as some other highly educational material on topics near and dear to me.

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Robotswithpersonality

An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic | Daniel Mendelsohn

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A favourite of 2024, for sure. So many things about this just worked so well for me. A richer, more patient examination of the Odyssey than I've previously encountered in the flurry of four years of a Greek and Roman Studies BA; a focus on its language and its themes, occasionally dipping into the original Greek in a way I never had the chance to encounter; the significance of the original word choice. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? A memoir focused on a relationship between father and son, an attempt to gain a deeper understanding of the father, through recollections and informal interviews; a collection of wonderful moments in classroom discussions of the Odyssey and the professor reflecting on the father's contributions to the discussion; a segment that sees father and son travel to certain locations covered in the Odyssey; 7mo

Robotswithpersonality 3/? a magnificent paralleling/interweaving of the journey of the Odyssey and the author's, and the author's father's lives. I really enjoyed my time with this book. Can highly recommend the audiobook in tandem with the print. Truly loved having the words in front of me and the audio narrator adding to my focus, and adding character to the voices of those people featured in the book. 7mo

Robotswithpersonality 4/4 If you find yourself constantly craving a touch of modern sensibilities with your Ancient Greek tales, if you are among the many adult children who recognize the ebb and flow of understanding your parents better, of coming to grips with their aging and mortality, I think you'll love this. 7mo

kspenmoll What a wonderful & thorough review! I have had this book for ages but never cracked it open.now I need to sooner rather than later. 7mo

Robotswithpersonality @kspenmoll Happy to influence the TBR order priority. Hope you enjoy! 😊 7mo

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Super_Jane

Odyssey | Stephen Fry

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4.5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Stephen Fry once again delivered a brilliant book about the e Greek myths. An amazing addition to his series.

#myths #greek

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AnishaInkspill

Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus | Margaret Atwood

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This retell of Homer‘s The Odyssey is a mix of poetry and prose. It‘s not quite a Halloween read, but the story is told by Penelope and the 12 maids after they are dead. They are angry at what happened to them, and they will have their say:

”we are the maids
the ones you killed
the ones you failed
we danced in air
our barre feet twitched
it was not fair …”

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