The Adventures of Ulysses

The adventures of Ulysses are very interesting. It’s fiction - mixed with reality - the life of a greek sailor thousands of years ago. I liked the book because it isn’t exactly scary, it just has you at the edge of your seat. It’s so good that you forget you're only reading it, you aren’t in it. But let me tell you about the book in a not-endlessly-going-on-and-on-with-detail sort of way. This book is about a warrior (Ulysses) and his 150 men sailing back to Ithaca, their home. On the way he upsets the greek god Posiedon and he makes the voyage as difficult as possible, hence why it took Ulysses ten years to get back, losing all of his men. One island after another Ulysses stops at many islands and places where he gains and loses plenty. It was his sailors that held him back for ten years, not realizing it. This book has it’s messages: independence of mind, not letting people get in your head, loyalty to your elders, (the Captain) and so on. Only so many people will catch these messages throughout. In conclusion, The Adventures of Ulysses is one of the best books of ancient history. I enjoyed it, and I don’t doubt you will too. Thank you for reading!

Great book. Kids needed this for school.

This author takes a lot of liberties with this retelling of the Odyssey and liberties that make no sense. Just one example, instead of having the four men to help Ulysses ram the pole into the Cyclop's eye, the four men hold him down while Ulysses does it. Not true to the original, and at the same time, it doesn't make sense. There too many of these liberties taken to even catalog.Since the high school student I am tutoring is reading this, rather than the original (which is what we did when in high school) it makes me wonder...At the same time, I will say that this retelling is a compelling read, just not accurate to the original.

Some of you may have seen movies about Ulysses exploits, but I implore you to read the book anyway. You can't help but feel sorry for him, as all he wants to do is get back home to his wife and family. But Poseidon has other ideas and Ulysses has to use all his cunning and skills as a fighter to survive. Does he get home? You probably already know the answer to this question, but if not you'll have to read the book. Again you'll find words that are used in our language today. Eg. Morphius, the Greek God of sleep. Do you remember your Mother telling you that the sandman is on his way; and Doctors today use the drug called Morphine. It seems the past is still very much with us today.

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This is the young reader's version of the Odyssey, with every chapter a new adventure, most in 6-8 pages. In each chapter there is a terrific line such as "Heroes are made when retreat is cut off," or "Bad luck makes good stories." As a middle school teacher I use those key lines as focal points for each day's reading. This is one of my all-time favorite books for young adoescents.As a read-aloud, when Circe confronts Ulysses, the boys are all but paralyzed in trying to not to look at each other or anywhere else - I think they all think they're the only one "thinking it." Yes, mythology is hot.

My daughter lost a school book, and I was able to replace it through Amazon. Exactly what I wanted.

I wanted to learn about the mythical Ulysses as I'm reading James Joyce's "Ulysses." This translation breaks down Homer's "Ulysses" into easy to understand language, giving you a good overview of Ulysses' adventures without requiring you to read boring prose. This is like Spark Notes, but more detailed.

Je voulais un livre avec une traduction en anglais . Celle-ci est simple et permet de travailler avec de jeunes élèves .