tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post4059699223888297774..comments2024-03-29T07:16:09.835-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Throwback Thursday: The Penelopiad by Margaret AtwoodDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-48641691009775512482016-03-10T13:46:10.848-06:002016-03-10T13:46:10.848-06:00I suspect even Homer would be charmed by Atwood.I suspect even Homer would be charmed by Atwood.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-72325658831481557212016-03-10T13:18:24.963-06:002016-03-10T13:18:24.963-06:00It has become trendy to tell stories from female p...It has become trendy to tell stories from female perspectives. I'm not sure they always make much sense because, for example, who wants to read about Noah's wife when he was the one who made it in history? That said, I think it is a clever devise to tell a myth from the female perspectives since most of them are personified by men. Homer must be writhing in his grave! :-)Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-74506109102624094002016-03-10T10:32:12.670-06:002016-03-10T10:32:12.670-06:00Indeed. I think Lauren Groff could have gotten som...Indeed. I think Lauren Groff could have gotten some of her inspiration from Atwood. Well, I'm sure many writers are inspired by Atwood.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-46557808929707431382016-03-10T10:27:44.685-06:002016-03-10T10:27:44.685-06:00I have had this book forever, it seems, but kept m...I have had this book forever, it seems, but kept meaning to read The Odyssey first. (I read The Illiad some years ago and almost died of boredom, but it has served me well as a foundation for reading other books.) Now that I have finished Crime and Punishment (last night!), I will have to put that other Homer classic near the top of the pile, followed by The Penelopiad. As I read your review I kept thinking of Fates and Furies.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-30119179517064771302016-03-10T09:57:43.122-06:002016-03-10T09:57:43.122-06:00I don't think you'll be disappointed, Rose...I don't think you'll be disappointed, Rose. She's an enormously inventive writer. I've only read a few of her books myself. I hope to get to more of them this year. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-87630845362852229962016-03-10T07:21:24.543-06:002016-03-10T07:21:24.543-06:00Can you believe I've never read anything by Ma...Can you believe I've never read anything by Margaret Atwood? She's been on my reading list for some time, but I've just never gotten around to picking up one of her books. Having taught the story of Odysseus in freshman English for so many years, I'm intrigued to hear Penelope's point of view. I'll check this one out.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.com