The Odyssey, 5-8

   Cheerio! I'm happy, I shall meet a Brit in only two weeks!
   Anyway, to "The Odyssey"...
   I actually started to really get into "The Odyssey" this week. It's one of those books that start out kinda slow, up then really pick up speed. I also have decided Ulysses is my favourite character, and found myself wondering how his son could be so dull at times. Not that I don't like Telemachus. I do, but after book two, it basically was that he just kept meeting people and telling the same story about his dad and the suitors again, and again, and again.
   Ulysses rocks, though. It must be something about the personality his character was given, but he was a "magnetic" type of person. I kept wondering what he would do next, and how. I even got worried about him sometimes. For example, when Neptune sent the storm to try and drown him, I was hoping Ulysses wouldn't drown. I was pretty sure he wouldn't, but hey, this is ancient Greek mythology.
    My other favourite thing was how Minerva disguised herself as a little girl. I know in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't rank that high, but the scene it created in my mind was very sweet. It reminded me of this opera song Mozart wrote, called Ricette. It's about young girls bringing roses to a local countess, or in Ulysses' case, a young girl bringing him to a feast and house. I thought it was good that she gave him a fog covering. :)
   The suitors, on the other hand, I love and hate. They cause so much drama in the story that keeps it flowing and suspenseful, but they are so awful. I just want to pick them up and throw them out!
   All in all, I liked this part of, "The Odyssey". Can't wait to start reading it again.