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The Iliad and the Odyssey [Paperback]

Marcia Williams (Author, Illustrator)
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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From Publishers Weekly

Using comic-strip format and leavening myth with colloquial humor, Williams "gives Homer's epic chronicles of warring gods, mortals and monsters a rollicking new incarnation," said PW. Ages 5-up.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Grade 3-5. Williams's version of these two Greek stories continues in the comic-strip format the reteller popularized in King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1996), Greek Myths for Young Children (1992), and Sinbad the Sailor (1994, all Candlewick). In text that runs below each row of cartoons, Williams manages to distill a complex and multilayered saga into a logical sequence of cause and effect. From the discord created by the golden apple, through the Trojan War and the voyages of Odysseus, each major event is succinctly captured on one or two pages and bordered by an intricate frame. While brevity robs the retelling of drama and personality, these elements are provided in excess in the watercolor illustrations of various sizes. A plethora of details can be examined in each cell, which contains dialogue between gods and mortals as well as plenty of action. Noble and ignoble alike are caricatured, blood and gore flow freely, and witty and witless epithets are hurled about. There are lots of bare bottoms and everyone is depicted with peculiarly puckered lips. Although the vocabulary is challenging, the format will appeal to reluctant readers. This slapstick version will add little to library collections on the classics, but will find a ready audience.?Carol Ann Wilson, Westfield Memorial Library, NJ
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My 5 year old loves this book!, July 14 2002
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This review is from: The Iliad and the Odyssey (Paperback)
In our house this is more a 5-8 year old book, my son asks for it as he climbs into bed many a night. It's a great way for him to have fun and get the basic storyline of a classic...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hi, April 22 2000
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This review is from: The Iliad and the Odyssey (Paperback)
I would just like to say to the earlier review this book is not meant to be a school textbook. It is not supposed to be a wonderful introduction to the Iliad and the Odyssey. Marcia Williams books are just for fun, it is just a bonus that you children can get the basic story line of a classic. I would highly recommend any of Marcia Williams books.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Insults the intelligence of Parents and Children, Jun 30 1999
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This review is from: The Iliad and the Odyssey (Paperback)
Never has a book so insulted my intelligence more than this one, REALLY! Does the author actually expect me to believe that this will be entertaining to my children. This book only demonstrates how far the modern age has stooped in the dumbing-down of our children. A good introduction for children is "The Iliad of Homer (Oxford Myths and Legends)" by Barbara Leonie Picard and Joan Kiddell-Monroe (Illustrator), but stay away from this one for sure!
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