My Summary :
The Odyssey is a sequel of Illyad that centered to Odysseus. After the 10 year Trojan War, Odysseus who wants to go back to Ithaca has been punished for attacking Polyphemus, son of Poseidon, the sea god. Brief story, Odysseus held being captive by the nymph, Calypso for 7 years. The Odyssey tells Odysseus's adventures in his quest to go back to Ithaca. But instead, he come home to a house that full of 100s suitors who wants to court his wife. It also tells the story of Telemachus, Odysseus's son who being inspired by the goddes, Athena to sail the ship and found out about his father's fate.
My Thoughts :
In this review, I'm gonna break what I think about The Odyssey in :
Positive :
+ The black and white characters, tales about the Greek gods, magical creatures, I instantly flew through it;
+ Full of interesting side stories about the adventures and not to mention the heroism;
+ Reading Odyssey makes me drooling with all its amazing food (sorry if it's a bit out of topic);
+ The translation version that I read is so easy to understand and that makes my reading experience was such a pleasure;
+ Odysseus was a man full of tactics and I love to see how he weaves his strategies that I find so clever and cunning;
+ The story line goes perfectly, no delayed or go around and around in circles.
Negative :
- There is too much side stories and although they are interesting but they kinda drove me away from the story;
- There is so many names mentioned that also sound similar to each other so it gets me confused sometimes. But at the end, I get used to it.
So, here is my review about Odyssey. I was feeling intimidated because it categorizes as poetry then I know I was worried for nothing. I was cruising through it.
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Mima
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