An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic by Daniel Mendelsohn

An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic

Daniel Mendelsohn

446 pages first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

nonfiction biography memoir travel informative reflective slow-paced

Description

When eighty-one-year-old Jay Mendelsohn decides to enroll in the undergraduate Odyssey seminar his son teaches at Bard College, the two find themselves on an adventure as profoundly emotional as it is intellectual. For Jay, a retired research scie...

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Moods

emotional 92%
reflective 92%
informative 78%
inspiring 35%
funny 28%
sad 28%
adventurous 21%
relaxing 21%
hopeful 14%
challenging 7%
lighthearted 7%

Pace

slow 69%
medium 23%
fast 7%

Average rating

4.2

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