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Jayson
is 51% done
Notes:
(1) "'Helen hasn't borne a son yet,' [Odysseus] said, which ought to have made me glad. And it did. But on the other hand, why was he still—and possibly always—thinking about Helen?"
- I don't know, maybe because Penelope talks about Helen ad nauseam.
(2) I'm somewhat surprised by all the sex puns.
- Penelope says Odysseus is proud of "his big [bed]post" and chorus maids call him "the saltiest seaman."
— Sep 11, 2024 03:30AM
(1) "'Helen hasn't borne a son yet,' [Odysseus] said, which ought to have made me glad. And it did. But on the other hand, why was he still—and possibly always—thinking about Helen?"
- I don't know, maybe because Penelope talks about Helen ad nauseam.
(2) I'm somewhat surprised by all the sex puns.
- Penelope says Odysseus is proud of "his big [bed]post" and chorus maids call him "the saltiest seaman."
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Jayson
is 99% done
Notes:
(1) I've sat through many an anthropology lecture and I'm unsure if Chapter 24's fictional one is a genuine feminist semiotic interpretation, a parody, or a deliberate exaggeration.
- It's so spot-on it could be any of those.
(2) I look back at my first review of this book and can't say that I disagree at all.
- This is an excellent pastiche and very clever, but that's it. To me, it never resonated any deeper.
— Sep 13, 2024 07:30AM
(1) I've sat through many an anthropology lecture and I'm unsure if Chapter 24's fictional one is a genuine feminist semiotic interpretation, a parody, or a deliberate exaggeration.
- It's so spot-on it could be any of those.
(2) I look back at my first review of this book and can't say that I disagree at all.
- This is an excellent pastiche and very clever, but that's it. To me, it never resonated any deeper.
Jayson
is 77% done
Notes:
(1) "I had bought [maidservants] or acquired them when they were small children, brought them up as playmates for Telemachus."
- Hmm, bought him a harem more like. I mean, having sex with noblemen is literally in the job description.
(2) Penelope comes off as extremely needy, especially where Helen of Troy's concerned.
- She needs her son Telemachus to insult Helen's looks so she can feel better about herself.
— Sep 12, 2024 03:30AM
(1) "I had bought [maidservants] or acquired them when they were small children, brought them up as playmates for Telemachus."
- Hmm, bought him a harem more like. I mean, having sex with noblemen is literally in the job description.
(2) Penelope comes off as extremely needy, especially where Helen of Troy's concerned.
- She needs her son Telemachus to insult Helen's looks so she can feel better about herself.
Jayson
is 22% done
Notes:
(1) The chorus of handmaidens sounds less like a group of women than the Lollipop Guild from "The Wizard of Oz."
- You know, the ones that "wish to welcome you to Munchkinland."
(2) "Telling her side of the story" has so far been tantamount to airing out grievances.
- And not limited to the patriarchy nor men in her life, as one might expect, but also against Helen of Troy, of whom she seems eternally envious.
— Sep 09, 2024 10:30PM
(1) The chorus of handmaidens sounds less like a group of women than the Lollipop Guild from "The Wizard of Oz."
- You know, the ones that "wish to welcome you to Munchkinland."
(2) "Telling her side of the story" has so far been tantamount to airing out grievances.
- And not limited to the patriarchy nor men in her life, as one might expect, but also against Helen of Troy, of whom she seems eternally envious.
Jayson
is starting
Notes:
(1) As with my last audiobook, this is a re-read of one of the very first novels I read when I began reading recreationally.
- I only read it because it's book two in the Canongate Myth Series. I never continued the series past it.
(2) I'm always surprised how popular my original review continues to be.
- This doesn't strike me as any sort of household name novel, yet I get notifications about it all the time.
— Sep 08, 2024 10:30PM
(1) As with my last audiobook, this is a re-read of one of the very first novels I read when I began reading recreationally.
- I only read it because it's book two in the Canongate Myth Series. I never continued the series past it.
(2) I'm always surprised how popular my original review continues to be.
- This doesn't strike me as any sort of household name novel, yet I get notifications about it all the time.
