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Son of Nobody
Son of Nobody: A Novel
by Yann Martel
An Interesting Spin Off of the Iliad/Trojan War (2/6/2026)
Having read Homer over 45 years ago, I appreciate how Martel summarized and focused on specific details of the epic novels. Martel mimics Homer's poetic style in developing another Epic, The Psoad. The story swings back and forth between the poem and real life struggles and decisions. It is intriguingly crafted and results in a modern day tragedy. It sparked my interest to hopefully one day pick up and reread Homer's novels. I do not think it is necessary for a reader to have read Homer or understand Greek mythology as a precursor to this book, but I did appreciate that I had.

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