so-soThe story of Odysseus's homecoming, told alternatively from Odysseus's and Penelope's point of view.
For much of this book I felt it was just a re-telling of the second half of the Odyssey which stuck too close to the original. It was only after Odysseus (disguised as the beggar) and Penelope met and the two tricksters start manoeuvring round each other that I really thought we were getting anything new.
pickLoved it! 💜 Penelope gets her revenge and Odysseus gets to remain true to his exaggeratory & vainglorious nature. I won‘t spoil it by revealing how! Ingenious though.
A testament to the rich imagination and humanity of Homeric lit that the stories live on thru retellings that never feel stale.
She‘s back again this morning......and moves far more quickly than I would have imagined. 🐌
“Idiotic” is right! 😜
My class ends today as soon as I click on submit for the final essay! Woot! This book mail arrived at the perfect moment. 😁😁
I have long had The Snow Leopard on my TBR. That will be a dip in & out read.
pickMi piace molto lo stile dell'autore, è quasi come se utilizzasse una sorta di poesia moderna per raccontare una storia. In questo caso racconta la fine di un amore, il rapporto con sé stessi, il rapporto con gli altri. È un libro ben scritto, la narrazione è abbastanza fluida. Sembra parlare al lettore, riuscendo ad esprimere pensieri o emozioni che tutti noi proviamo.
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pickQuick read, with the two point of view characters serving as windows into discussions about identity, immigration, assimilation, family, and more. Writing style is lively, with many references. Plot is on the weaker side, but the variety of characters makes up for it.
In my humble opinion, parents shouldn't be in a hurry to give names to their children haphazardly, they should wait until the child grows up and get an idea of his or her character, physical appearance, and so on. You pay dearly for a wrong, inadequate, improvised name, because it produces complexes. Tell me your name, and I'll tell you who you are and if you've got any psychological problems. Clear?
I think I‘d like to read this in October or November.🍃🍂🍁
Do the seasons ever figure in your decisions about when you may be inclined to read certain books?
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