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We Followed Odysseus |  | Author: Hal Roth
Publisher: Seaworthy Publications Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $27.95
Buy Used: $3.74
as of 9/9/2010 09:02 PDT details
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Seller: Hub City Books
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 858783
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 225
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 1892399032
Dewey Decimal Number: 883.01
EAN: 9781892399038
ASIN: 1892399032
Publication Date: January 1999
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 9
 Hal, Margaret and the Med April 29, 2008
M. Wise (Chambersburg, Penna, United States of America)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a fan of Hal and Margaret Roth's books. Their books let me vicariously travel with them and as a history geek too, this book ties two interests together. Now, I will admit that I'm not a big Homer fan -- Rome being more my time period and interest, but so what -- this book was an interesting read and being able to read a modern description of the paces that Odysseus was supposed to have visited along with PHOTOS of this is great.
I wish it were longer and they had covered some more of the Med, but so what -- good read!
 No questions asked April 13, 2007
Hakon Vinje (NYC)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This otherwise well-written book, is way too conservative when it comes to interpreting the story behind it. It is basically a remake of E. Lessing's "The Adventures of Odysseus", and E. Bradford's "Ulysses Found", and does not really present a PLAUSIBLE journey for Odysseus. It is disappointing to find that there is no critical challenge of any of the locations the Greek and Roman historians concluded upon 2000 years ago.
 Interesting but flawed February 26, 2005
Christopher H. Hodgkin (Friday Harbor, Wa United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I approached this book with considerable anticipation. I have read both the Iliad and Odyssey several times, in various translations, over the past fifty years, and was anxious to get learn more from experienced sailors on the ground (or on the sea, as it were) about the actual places Odysseus was reported to have travelled.
I found much to enjoy in the book, but also much that was quite disappointing.
The descriptions of the sea and the land as seen from the sea, the process of sailing the sea, the landfalls and lands that might have been trod by the actual Odysseus were interesting and enjoyable.
But the fidelity to Homer was sadly lacking. The author vastly oversimplfies many aspects of the Odyssey. For the sake, it appears, of a smooth narrative he makes many unwarranted assumptions and presents as facts things that are far from established. His book is filled with "Odysseus must have...," "Odysseus would have..." and such. These are fictional inventions, suppositions which, granted, come from experienced 20th century sailors, but which have no grounding directly in the work of Homer.
For a lover of the Odyssey, the strongest parts of the book are its descriptions of the locations as Roth saw and experienced them and their comparison with Homer's descriptions. This is the way in which Schliemann in 1873 found the site of Troy when the prevailing wisdom of the time was that Troy was merely a legend. Schleimann took Homer's descriptions of Troy and its surroundings, examined the land in the light of these descriptions, found what he thought was the right place, started digging, and found Troy. (Actually, found about a dozen Troys, one on top of the other, but that's another book.) When Roth follows this pattern -- looks at Homer's descriptions of the places Odysseus visited and compares them with what he actually sees, reads Homer's descriptions of the winds and directions Odysseus travelled and tries to duplicate his trip -- the book is at its most interesting and compelling. Unfortunately, for some reason he felt compelled to gussy this all up with speculation and invention about what Odysseus "must" have done or felt that has no basis in the text of the Odyssey.
For the reader who is just looking for an interesting sailing adventure story with a touch of culture tossed in to flavor the mix, this is a fine book. But for the reader who wants facts, information, descriptions of the places where Odysseus is reported to have walked, fought, and loved, it is disheartening to have to dig through all the superfluities and highly questionable assumptions to get at the meat.
Classics Course While Arm Chair Sailing September 30, 2004
Robert D. Losee (Lincoln NE)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
One of the most entertaining and informative books I've read. I've never sailed the oceans blue but this book offered me insights into what the life would be like leaving me envious, but entertained.
I had been reading Fagles recent and beautifully worded translation of the Odyssey. Like many, The Odyssey was required reading for me back in high school. I didn't remember much about it but became entranced while reading Fagles version by how primitive and modern the story seems at the same time.
As I started to read We Followed Odysseus I became aware of how the The Odyssey was so fuzzy in my mind, a sort of mythical Disney sort of world. We Followed allowed a harder edged world to enter into the story. It filled it with what the real harbors may have looked like, what the actual journey may have felt like, and sharply clarified what the route could have been like. In short it gave me an insight into what this Greek hero may have actually endured giving Homer's story greater depth.
Bottom line: when a book is entertaining, informs the reader in itself, and informs the reader about another great classic it rates five stars.
An inspiration to set sail for adventure! June 4, 2000
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
We Followed Odysseus is the engaging story of sailing a small boat along the sea path of Odysseus' famous voyage. Crossing oceans and seas Hal Roth, with the help of his wife Margaret, re-traced the voyages of Odysseus along the Turkish coast and the isles of Greece. Roth sailed to a desert island in Tunisia, visited Sicily and Corsica, and traveled to Italy and Malta before returning to Greece. We Followed Odysseus blends two stories. One the ancient Hellenic account of the legendary voyage of Odysseus as recounted in "The Odyssey". The other is Roth's modern voyage to each of the nineteen legendary locations that Odysseus visited during his ten-year attempt to return to Ithaca after the end of the Trojan War. Of special fascination is Roth's candid discussion of what things may have been like in the days of Odysseus, and what they are like today. We Followed Odysseus is highly recommended reading for all armchair travelers, anyone who has thrilled to Homer's tale of the trials of Odysseus in his decade long struggle to return to his home and family, and an inspiration to set sail ourselves in search of our an adventure of our own!
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