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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Roger Rees
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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- Una
- 03-08-15
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This was my first exposure to the odyssey and I found it very interesting mythology in the way that creatures mingled with the gods almost as equals though there was always the possibility of annihilation at their hands. The gods were to be feared precisely because they were so wilful and unpredictable. I thought the reader performed very well
but I would not like him to perform EVERY story in the same way. I would hope for more EXPRESSION in other works, though the style suited The Odyssey
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- Jan Bradley
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Easy listening, history + entertainment. I always wanted to know about calypso... John Denver song + Pirates of the Caribbean. Interesting. Can’t really rate a classic- it is what it is!
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