If I had a goodreads shelf called "books I wish I had written", this book would be on it. What a great idea! Any excuse to revisit The Odyssey works for me, but I really enjoyed the author's explorations of plot and character. I don't LOVE epic poetry, though, and I think he was trying to capture that style, line upon line of adjectives and metaphors:

"Within, nothing. Moss on the dung-heap and disintegrating potsherds. A dog's verdigrised brass collar clanked underfoot. The house was cold and still. As he crept down a corridor, he looked back, saw his footprints in the dust and desiccated leaves, and discarded stealth."

Still, I'd be happy to read this again.