Mitchell Hodges’s Reviews > Odyssey > Status Update

Telemachus and Odysseus having their reunion after 20 years was so breathtaking, such beautiful writing. There whole scheme to overcome all the bastards trying to get at Penelope is so sick as well, I can’t wait to see how it goes

“Odysseus the wanderer had reached his native shore”
Odysseus retelling his years of torment and torcher might genuinely be the most captivating story I’ve read so far. The constant references to other gods, The looney tunes esk adventures. It was all just action and incredibly hard to put down, I’m going to be really sad when I finish this because I have loved every second.

Odysseus is making his way to HADES
AND Orpheus and Eurydice mentioned.
WAIT FOR MEEEEEE IM COMINGGGGHHHH

okay so…
Iphengia is still alive???? Didn’t know that.
Cyclopes are fucking terrifying when described to be these man eating people,
Odysseus’s curse was such a goofy way to get cursed but I love it cause it’s so on brand for the gods. I’m truly obsessed with the mythos now

Okay so I’ve Jsut finished “cursed children” which is what “this restless house” takes inspiration from (also the Oresteia) and damn what a mind fuck it was to see the difference In adaptations, Cursed children is easily the best way to describe this story but godamnnn

Poisiden is simply the most cranky bitch I’ve ever met, Odysseus ain’t deserve the 7 years of torture. Zeus a true diva tbh

THIS RESTLESS HOUSE RETELLING EHHEHEHEEHEHE AGGIE IS DEAD ONCE AGAIN

Hyper-fixation, Hyper-fixation, Hyper-fixation

As much as I love dune, Chapter house was dragging for me and I honestly just had the urge to read this more. I’ll definitely finish chapter house once I’m itching for it, I throughly enjoy the way Stephen Fry writes so far!