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A review by wrentheblurry
The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds
2.0
My 10-year old (Trevor) wanted to read The Odyssey, which I thought was a bit much for him to digest. So, I found this title. I then started reading it to both boys for a bedtime story, yet the first part is slow, plodding, and I found the immense amount of text shoved into many of the art boxes to be too much. After a few nights of this, Warren (the 12-year old) and I decided to drop it as a bedtime story. Trevor was mildly disappointed, but he decided to just read it on his own.
Before returning it to the library, I made more of an effort to get through it on my own too. I never read Homer's version, so I cannot compare. I didn't care for the artwork. There's nothing wrong with it, it's just not my preferred style. The word-bloated problem does get better, but there are still some spots with too much text on the page. There are way too many names to keep track of, and I don't recall any notes in the back of the book to help with this. If you are familiar with the story, that probably won't bug you.
Trevor did read it at least twice, and said it was alright, though "it is kind of violent." I reminded him that it is intended for teenagers (shelved in the YA section of the library). There is some violence and sexual situations that may not be appropriate for youngsters and/or they won't really understand. But they might like the pictures of battles and such.
Before returning it to the library, I made more of an effort to get through it on my own too. I never read Homer's version, so I cannot compare. I didn't care for the artwork. There's nothing wrong with it, it's just not my preferred style. The word-bloated problem does get better, but there are still some spots with too much text on the page. There are way too many names to keep track of, and I don't recall any notes in the back of the book to help with this. If you are familiar with the story, that probably won't bug you.
Trevor did read it at least twice, and said it was alright, though "it is kind of violent." I reminded him that it is intended for teenagers (shelved in the YA section of the library). There is some violence and sexual situations that may not be appropriate for youngsters and/or they won't really understand. But they might like the pictures of battles and such.