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A review by mspilesofpaper
Odyssey by Stephen Fry
adventurous
funny
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
While it was entertaining enough as an audiobook, I must say that I did enjoy the previous books by far more than Odyssey. The book has some pacing issues because some chapters/parts are so dragged out that listening to those parts is exhausting, while others are very fast-paced. My main issue, though, is Fry's constant Englishness when it comes to characters addressing each other with titles. Penelope is "Ma'am" instead of "my Queen" (similar with other characters of some standing), and so forth. It feels very jarring at times. Most frustratingly, Fry teases a post-structuralist view of history through the lens of how we construct an ancient text like the Odyssey but then drops this line of thought soon after.
The end ("further adventures") tells the story of Aeneas and how he reached Rome (or the area that would be Rome in the future). It gives me the feeling that Fry might tackle it in another instalment.
The end ("further adventures") tells the story of Aeneas and how he reached Rome (or the area that would be Rome in the future). It gives me the feeling that Fry might tackle it in another instalment.