Corinne Langeron Langeron itibaren Sučani, Bosnia-Herzegovina itibaren Sučani, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Odd to be finishing this at the same time as reading Spillane's I, the Jury. Achilles would finish off the likes of Mike Hammer with a flick of the wrist. A very vigorous translation that deserved all the praise it got when it came out. Occasionally drifts into lazy cliche (Run for your lives!) or even worse, bad cliche (armed to the hilt)--but far better than Fagles' much later translation of the Aeneid. And as an added bonus, Bernard Knox's long introduction is the best single thing I've ever read on Homer. It alone is worth the price of the book.

I read this when I was debating constant birth control due to menstrual issues. I found the book very interesting, especially with it's focus on pre-birth control in our once agrarian society. Having lived in a predominantly Amish community, I saw many connections with the theories in this book and the Amish community.