A review by kahawa
The Iliad of Homer by Elizabeth Vandiver

4.0

Not a bad overview. She loves her stuff, like looooooooves the Iliad. It was informative. One thing that bothered me, and I fear it permeates the thinking of people who dedicate their lives to esoteric topics, is that she sees soooooooooooooo much meaning in certain parts of the story. It bothers me because I think she could argue for the profundity of the most mundane detail. She mentions that some scholars think the ending is abrupt and unfinished, but she finds a way to think of it as perfect. In cognitive biases terms, it's called 'fitting'. Buuuut, maybe she's right.