Homer: The Essential Iliad (Abridged) Audiobook

" Surprisingly readable and interesting! I read it for a book club, which is the way to do it. "

" I want to read the original Greek... "

" First of all, a sincere thanks to my more scholarly friends who recommended the Fagles translation. The text is relentless, violent, tender, cinematic, and in many ways, pure. It is extremely readable. And I approached this epic as an innocent, outside the realm of high school or college teacher biases, reliant only on Knox's excellent introduction and very clear explanatory notes. I was in good hands from the opening lines to the last. "

" Its just awe smelling the air of a time passed for 3000 Jears, something like a beginning in Human History to write Stories. Its great to reflect about that Achill is still remembered today, like foretold 3000 Jears ago from a man obscured by history. "

" A literal classic, though I wasn't quite able to appreciate all of its niceties as a fourth-grader. "

" Couldn't even finish the book. After reading The Odyssey, I couldn't keep my attention on the pages and pages of nothing but names. "

" Many-stanza-ed poem that remains relevant throughout the long-and-bloodied eons. Everyone should give it a shoot! "

" A great tale of war that expounds, in an exciting manner, on the final days of the trojan war and the triumph of the Achaean hero, Achilles. "

" Maybe I'm just not one for ancient literature, but I was sorely disappointed in The Iliad. I found it to be vague and boring, with the exception of the suddenly greatly detailed and bloody battle scenes. Ah, well. I have no doubt that Homer's great work is a classic, but it just wasn't for me. "

" I love what Fagles does with this translation. I actually read this for a class and we compared certain books in the Lombardo and Fitzgerald translations. They are all three very different reads. I would highly recommend this translation if you've never read it. "

" Incredible. Fagles' translation is the next best thing to the original Greek. "

" Focus is heavy on the interference of the gods in the matters of men in the Trojan War. "

" The best epic poem. Period. "

" This is a brilliant translation that I really enjoyed reading! What more can I say, it's Homer. "

" another homeric epic, read when i was in my teens. also quite enjoyable. "

" Absolutely stunning. A great read that anyone can enjoy, really recommend it :) "

" Proud to have finished, and even more proud to have enjoyed it! I had no idea I would like it as much as I did. "

" I guess I'm just not into glorifying senseless war and bloody so-called heroics. So much suffering and death, and over what? It's hard for me to view it through the eyes of the times. I know the story is part of our mythos, so that's why I gave it two stars instead of one. "

" If over 600 pages of lyrically-rendered death, blood, and mayhem sound like your cup of tea, than you'll definitely want to read this. People get eviscerated, skewered, decapitated, hewed, trampled, hacked, cleaved, etc, and it's all really very poetic. I just wasn't crazy about it for some reason. "

" Heavy duty, but it must be done. Widen your perspective; learn more about the world and how we got to where we are. "

" Epic win ;) get it?? "

" i am a big fan of this book . man who goes through a hold lo of advanture just to make it home and when he get home he still got promblems.on his journey home he faces the cyclops the siren chydris and carbdis plus the suitors "

" The Lattimore translation is marvelously close to the original, yes, but let’s face it — it’s prose (prose with unjustified right margins). Fitzgerald is correct, even when he takes liberties. And more importantly, his translation is genuinely poetic. "

" Not exactly my cup of tea. Although I am part Greek myself, Greek mythology has never truly held my interest, maybe when I'm older I'll give it another shot, but for now I find the writing and poem great, but Odysseus and his men not quite that interesting. "

" I recommend the Lattimore translation. "

" I felt guilty for not liking this more, but I was a bit bored during it. Glad I read it, though. "

" I read this in college, and didn't enjoy it much. Maybe I need to re-read? Or maybe it's really just not for me.... "

" I have taught seven translations of The Odyssey and Fagles has been the most accessible to the students. I still cover the entire book with my freshmen, feeling that through this classic they can learn what great literature is like. "

" Hard to read... Kinda boring "

" I don't need to review this because thousands already have. Good book though. I liked it. Nice and long. Good story. so old its almost part of history. "

" As Greek and Roman mythology is a favorite of mine, this epic was very entertaining. A great read to understand the action stories of a culture long ago. "