Odyssey: The Reboot

Odyssey: The Reboot

Odyssey: The Reboot

by Keith Tokash


According to Homer's cousin, the original Odyssey was severely over embellished and this is the real story about the ancient king of Ithaca.

As a former Classical Studies student, I am familiar with ancient Greek mythology, especially the story of Odysseus, and looked forward to reading this story. I was not disappointed. Although this book contained many grammatical and proofreading errors, the story was enjoyable.

This is the second book in a series, though it is the first one I have read. This was not a problem, however, since the events of the first book were mentioned many times. In fact, some information was mentioned more than once. While I found this repetition slightly irksome, I think it would have been more of an issue had I read the first book.

There were a few characters in whom I would have liked to have seen a little more development, but the main characters -- the narrator and Odysseus -- were very well developed. I enjoyed the author's interpretation of the wandering king and, although I hadn't considered it prior to reading this book, found it aligned with my initial interpretation of the man when I first read the Odyssey 25 years ago. I loved the goofier aspects of the main character and enjoyed watching him grow during his journey.

Overall, I found this interpretation inventive and humorous and look forward to reading others in this series. I would recommend it for all readers interested in humorous fiction, especially young adults and new adults, as well as anyone with an interest in Ancient Greece. I would rate this story three and a half quills and place it on my middle shelf.

Thank you to Reedsy and the author for an advanced copy of this story in exchange for an honest review.




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