Yeah, it wasn't that hard. But a little exaggeration never hurt anyone, right? Anyways, I did indeed finish the Odyssey. And I have to say, the ending was AWESOME. Not only had I mastered Active Reading, so I could read the book pretty much un-cluttered, but the climax was really sweet. I think that people need to stop freaking out over all the gore, because that made the ending that much more awesome. When Ulysses is shooting all the suitors with his super awesome bow and arrows, he didn't just kill Antinous. No, instead, he shot him and blood gushed forth from his nostrils, spilling into his golden cup of wine.
Epic.
And when he kills another suitor, the arrow doesn't just hit him. It enters through his nipple and embeds itself in his liver.
Absolutely epic.
The very ending itself, though, was kind of stupid. It was just like Homer had decided to stop writing. Like, all this tension is there, and suddenly, Ulysses just calms down, and "Minerva makes peace between the two contending parties." THE END. Seriously, apparently he ran out of time and just had to end it then and there. Sirry Homer. But all in all, this was an enjoyable read. Once I got past the clumsy Active Reading and got better at it, I found I could really fall into the story. I might just end up reading the Iliad, who knows? Or maybe I'll just
But all joking aside, I did like it. I also just discovered strikethrough and have been using it all the time, in case you couldn't tell XD
But that's about it for me, folks. I read some great Nano's! Good job to all! And this is Red Leader, signing off. (Star Wars FTW)
Book- A Shattered Trust (Yes, it's a novel, so it counts. Shut up and proofread plz)
Video Game- The Elder Scrolls III- Morrowind (Still not sure if it's better than Skyrim. So I'm playing them both.)
Music- Feast For The Vain- Kamelot (Yes this is kind of cheating, since this is a song off my album from last week, but I finally decided this is my favorite song, so I say you listen to it again. And again. And again.)
Classical Music- Elgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor, ALL 4 MOVEMENTS. THIS SONG MAKES MY LIFE WORTH LIVING.
I love you're description and I agree with you about the ending. I still think, however, that the gore is terrible and unnecessary. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this.
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ReplyDeleteI guess. We're also very different people, me with my glorious Call of Duty and you with your whatever you play. But whatevs, I don't really want to argue.
Aye aye aye... I am wondering how Odysseus was able to get the correct angle to shoot through several body parts? In a couple deaths it seemed that he would have to be shooting from below or above or all over the place! Or maybe it is just my version of the book.
ReplyDeleteThe Iliad is alright if you like reading about war. Which, given your novel, you probably do. I thought it dragged on with several redundant battles, and the climax and the vast majority of the action takes place in the last few chapters. However, it was a good reading experience.