Now you understand why I don't read Greek myth retellings anymore even though it's my favourite mythology? Because commercialism, greed, ignorance, and arrogance have brought us this low, to this rock bottom low where it's perfectly acceptable for an author to not read the source of a myth they're retelling, and still proclaim their "love" for it. Unfortunately for the author, the Wayback Machine exists, and you can read the interview here, judge for yourself. You can see her candid admission in a now deleted interview. It sounds like a joke in poor taste, but it's true. I do not comment on books I haven't read and/or do not plan to read, but for this time I'm going to make an exception because this is just too much and I can't stay silent: This author hasn't read The Odyssey, yet she dared write this retelling of The Odyssey.
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