The Tale of Troy (Puffin Classics)

This book was read to me and my friends some 50 years ago at school. It has stayed with me ever since and it has been a pleasure to read it on my Kindle over the last week. It certainly encourages one to read more widely about Ancient Greek history and mythology. Next King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table.

Every boy (and quite a few girls) should read this! First read this when I was in junior school in the early 70s and still read it now. What an introduction to the very roots of European culture! Read this and you will realise how tawdry the film 'Troy' is in comparison. It is in my personal pantheon of have-to-read-books along with Kingsley's 'Heroes of Asgard'and 'The Heroes', Green's 'Robin Hood', Haggard's 'King Solomon's Mines' and Stevenson's 'Treasure Island'.

Really liked this, but I wish the reader hadn't gone at such a pace - what's his hurry? Maybe its the way they get Americans to read stuff. But if we had that short an attention span, surely we'd be playing a video game instead? Just a thought, as it ruined an otherwise great story.

If you're into Greek Mythology as I am it's a cracking good read. It's easy to enjoy as it doesn't hide behind language that could confuse. It's clear and concise and the book flows well from one chapter to the next. I highly recommend it.

Very good little book to connect with Greek Mythology.

Even though it is intended for kids, I enjoyed it.

The book is aimed at children but I read it after seeing the BBC series and the Brad Pitt film, and it very usefully gave a wider context for the story that I had managed to pick up from those two adaptations.

Excellent once again.