THE ODYSSEY. By Gareth Hinds. Candlewick, 2010. 256 pages.
I’ve read Gareth Hinds’s Beowulf and King Lear. Both fantastic examples of what can be done with the graphic novel form. With The Odyssey, however, Hinds has really outdone himself.
He’s outdone himself in size—The Odyssey is 250 pages long—and scope—it includes all of the elemental parts of Homer’s epic. And he hasn’t left out any of the excitement and drama that figure in his other works. If anything, those aspects are intensified. Hinds’s spectacular artwork, rich color, and superior page layouts are icing on the cake. Such a lovely book.
Readers of children’s literature know that The Odyssey is a source tapped by many authors. How could kids not like a story jam-packed with magic and adventure, monsters and gods? Of the many adaptations, this is now the one I will recommend first. It’s the most comprehensive, and the most thrilling.
Highly recommended for sixth graders on up.
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