The Trojan War

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Summary: Zzz....ZzzZZzzZzZzZZzz....
Review: I couldnt believe this book! It was horrible! It made your head spin, what happend, who did it, why did they do it, how do you pronounce that?!?!?! It made me so annoyed. Plus, it was more boring than any book! I felt like saying wake me wehn its over!

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Summary: AWESOME
Review: I had to read this book for my English class. As one of the earlier reviews said you can't tell where everything is taking place, you actually can. If you pay close attention to what's happening you can clearly see where everything is taking place. This book does a good job of using the Iliad and the Odyssey and mixing them together into one story. I highly recomend you to read this book.

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Summary: Solid introduction for older children
Review: I just finished reading this book to my son, who is eight. We both enjoyed it immensely and it turned out to be a good introduction to the ancient Greek world for him. It weaves a suprising amount of material into an exciting narrative that retains focus well enough so that we never lost track of where we were. The different personalities came through well, and there was a sufficient amount of action and gore to get his mind off Pokemon temporarily...

Rating:
Summary: Solid introduction for older children
Review: I just finished reading this book to my son, who is eight. We both enjoyed it immensely and it turned out to be a good introduction to the ancient Greek world for him. It weaves a suprising amount of material into an exciting narrative that retains focus well enough so that we never lost track of where we were. The different personalities came through well, and there was a sufficient amount of action and gore to get his mind off Pokemon temporarily...

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Summary: Excellent!
Review: This book is an excellent introduction to Homer and the Trojan War stories. It includes all of the key tales from the Trojan War epic cycle, including the judgment of Paris, the death of Achilles, the stories of Ajax (Aias) and Philoctetes, the death of Paris, the fall of Troy, the death of Agamemnon, and the homecoming of Odysseus.

Perhaps the most heart-wrenching tale in the collection is the fate of the Trojan women. This story poignantly outlines the horror and anguish that afflict the innocent and unwilling participants of any war.

If you are planning to read The Iliad or The Odyssey, then I highly recommend you read this book first. It provides the proper context for Homer, and it familiarize you with all of the major characters.

If you HAVE read The Iliad or The Odyssey and are craving more Trojan War stuff, then this book will fill in a lot of gaps and point you to other source materials (Quintus, Sophocles, Euripides, Virgil, etc).

A Tale of Troy is oriented toward middle school students, but that in no way diminishes its power or charm for adult readers. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I also recommend "A Tale of Troy" by Roger Greene, and "The Siege and Fall of Troy" by Robert Graves (out of print).


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Summary: AWESOME
Review: This was a wonderful book. I guess other people don't like Greek Mythology. This book was great! It was full of action and excitement. It was a very good book. This was truly one of the best books I ever read!

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Summary: This was a wonderful book
Review: This was a wonderful book. I guess other people don't like Greek Mythology. This book was great! It was full of action and excitement. It was a very good book. This was truly one of the best books I ever read!