Finally, a book that gives us a Telemachus we can get behind! Questionable chaperoning choices aside, this was a great read, with a complex and well-rounded main character. Sadly the same can't be said for Penelope...but at least we got to witness one of Helen and Menelaus' domestic disputes? Want to drop us a question, comment, or opinion? Then please send us an email at [email protected]! We look forward to hearing from you! 

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Is this finally a Penelope we dislike, and a Telemachus we enjoy? What's with the weird, Egyptian-esque Circe? Are these gods the best we've seen yet? Answers to all of these questions and more, on this episode of The Reading Party Podcast!

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Werewolves, golems, and the theory of everything, oh my! This might just be one of the weirdest and most initially confusing literary adaptations of the Odyssey that we've ever seen. We even try to pick our favorite version of Odysseus' homecoming. Come hear out thoughts on the Odyssey, re-told in an alternative mythology mini short-story format! Want to drop us a question, comment, or opinion? Then please send us an email at [email protected]! We look forward to hearing from you! 

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This week's (delightfully?) chaotic episode features a ton of weird accents, out of place armour, and really bizarre set choices! Apparently Calypso's island is in Thailand, while the Palace of Odysseus on Ithaca looks like a baroque 18th century French palace. Also, we can't figure out why there's a Kraken that won't attack Trojans... Want to drop us a question, comment, or opinion? Then please send us an email at [email protected]! We look forward to hearing from you! 

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Might this be Megan's best recap ever? Did Homer invent the first vampire or did giant bat creatures exist already in mythology? Can we all agree that this movie is not really related to the Odyssey since Megan instead finds way too many bizarre Christian symbols? Want to drop us a question, comment, or opinion? Then please send us an email at [email protected]! We look forward to hearing from you! 

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Wait, the book doesn't end with Odysseus leaving Aiaia?! Does Circe turn out to be the parent we think she'd be? What exactly happens when a man's mistress/baby mama and child live with his wife and firstborn son on a tiny island? Also, Lexie find parallels between the Norse myth of Odin and Fenrir and a certain exchange in Circe. Come hear our many opinions on this packed back half of Madeline Miller's novel! Want to drop us a question, comment, or opinion? Then please send us an email at [email protected]! We look forward to hearing from you! 

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Today we contemplate whether Madeline Miller's Circe is the world's original "ugly duckling" story, why Circe and Calypso are often confused for the same person, and explore Circe's selfish and mortal hating family! We discuss this and more in this cameo filled, who is who of Greek mythology in this origin story packed first half! Want to drop us a question, comment, or opinion? Then please send us an email at [email protected]! We look forward to hearing from you! 

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Come and hear our thoughts on the 1954 movie Ulysses, starring Kirk Douglas, and some of the shortest man-skirts to ever grace the silver screen! Is Telemachus the most annoying teenage "boy" in existence? Why is Nausica wearing a wedding cake as a hat? All this and more, on the latest Reading Party Podcast!

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Join us as we discuss how having an inside view of Paris’ and Helen’s relationship changes our understanding of the characters and the story, how we think that the gods could have been more convincingly (and helpfully!) integrated into the novel, and see whether Lexie finds any redeeming qualities in this version of Helen!

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Will this monster of a novel finally give us the Helen of Troy we’ve been looking for? Is this the sassiest Hecuba we’ve ever seen? Does someone finally end the “star-crossed lovers” trope? Did we even read the same book?! Join us for this week’s Reading Party to find out all of this and more!

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