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A review by eush
The Lost Books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason
2.0
(re-read)
I first read this in December 2010 but never finished it. I thought I'd like it more—alternate takes on the Odyssey, featuring the most unreliable narrator ever, sounded like a great idea. But it never clicked for me, the part when Athena comes to Odysseus ('Epiphany') made me unreasonably annoyed, and while I liked some of the chapters (Polyphemus' one, especially), when I finally finished the book, almost 3 years later, my reaction is a big 'ehh'.
I first read this in December 2010 but never finished it. I thought I'd like it more—alternate takes on the Odyssey, featuring the most unreliable narrator ever, sounded like a great idea. But it never clicked for me, the part when Athena comes to Odysseus ('Epiphany') made me unreasonably annoyed, and while I liked some of the chapters (Polyphemus' one, especially), when I finally finished the book, almost 3 years later, my reaction is a big 'ehh'.