A little over halfway though the Iliad

My book club's June read is the Iliad. As of this morning, I'm a little over halfway though it. To date, this has been one of my more challenging reads. I keep having to stop and look up minor gods, flip back to the pronunciation guide in the back of the book, and read summaries of each chapter once I'm done. I feel like I'm only grasping about a third of what I'm reading. I understand the over arching theme of the poem, but there's so much to it that I could spend a lifetime studying it.

I'll check back in with you when I'm completely done with it. If I put my nose to the grindstone I should be done by Sunday. Then I move on to The Crucible.

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