This was a great little book and the artwork was super cool ( )

I rated The Odyssey as a four because it is a wonderful graphic novel that depicts Homer's story in a very easy way for children. The vivid pictures are wonderfully drawn. Children will have a fun time flipping through the novel as it reads like a larger comic book. This book could be used to introduce children to graphic novels and it could be a book a child could look at when creating their own graphic novel ( )

Entertaining, but probably difficult to follow if you don't know the original tale. ( )

This is the best book ever!!! It is about Odysseus that is guarded by the gods and gets lost in the sea. He makes his way through a huge blue and ugly monster but he meats Circe and finally he sees his men back that turned into fat juicy pigs which the witch Circe did! Read it!!!! I swear you will love it if you like action! ( )

Tim Mucci and Ben Caldwell’s graphic novel All-Action Classic No.3: The Odyssey is on ALA’s list of 2011 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Nominations.

The graphic novel gives young readers a good opportunity to know one of Ancient Greek masterpiece of literature—Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey.” It is not easy to adapt a masterpiece into a concise graphic novel and keep the original flavor, but this book does a great adaptation.

The novel recounts the adventures that Odyssey had on his long voyage back home. He was victorious in Trojan War but he was cursed by jealous gods and set out in stormy sea. He encounters the dangerous lotus-eaters, fierce one-eyed monster Cyclops, and the revenge-driven Poseidon. He resisted the temptation of the Circe and Calypso. His ships were smashed and he was detoured into Hades…. Eventually, his wits and mighty strength coupled with his ability for trickery and slyness got him home!

The book is full of dynamic actions, constant movements and fast pace, along with the highest-energy, attention grabbing details, and twisted plots. The full-color drawings provide readers depth and perception to the story. Color varies frequently with the constantly changing scenes from dark green, blurry blue and mysterious purple, which strengthen the characters and the plots and influence readers’ response to the images. ( )