just got this bad boy

[Anonymous No.16610843]

what am i in for

[Anonymous No.16610853]

Muh nigga Homa be whack yo! He be cool.

[Anonymous No.16610856]

An epic gay love story

[Anonymous No.16610893]

>>16610843
same bro started reading it yesterday. Have you read the intro yet?

[Anonymous No.16610906]

>>16610843
I hope you're at least semi-familiar with the story and greek myth in general because there are literally like 20 major characters

[Anonymous No.16610914]

>>16610906
I've seen Troy like 5 times, I think ill be ok.

[Anonymous No.16610930]

>>16610914
they're pretty different in terms of story and characters m8

[Anonymous No.16610944]

>>16610914
You will not be ok by virtue of having watched Troy five times. Just keep an open mind and read it.

[Anonymous No.16610962]

>>16610843
>got memed into buying a ship booklet

[Anonymous No.16610965]

>>16610962
kill yourself

[Anonymous No.16611014]

>>16610914

Fuck off. The inaccuracies and cuckery is blatant.

[Anonymous No.16611060]

>>16610944
Nah, I think ill be fine. Here's a plot recap to prove it.
>Brad Pitt is mad at Agamemnon, decides not to fight
>Agamemnon fucks brad pit slave girl
>LEgolas fucks Agamemnon's wife, Helen of Troy.
>Brad Pitts boyfriend gets killed by Hector by mistake
>THis enrages Brad and he unleashes he wrath, kills Hector
>plays with the body
>Troy becomes destroyed. Achilles, in an ironic twist, gets shot in his Achilles heel and dies
>the end.

[Anonymous No.16611062]

>>16610906
im sure the footnotes will carry me

[Anonymous No.16611113]

>>16611060
Ok that isn't wrong, but you miss out on the nuances, details, and overall quality and beauty of the Iliad.

And Helen is Menelaus' wife, fuckwad.

[Anonymous No.16612045]

>>16610914

[Anonymous No.16612126]

>>16610843
Achilles the god damn swift

[Anonymous No.16612411]

>>16612126
bout to go for a run because I just stared the Illiad and they keep calling Achilles a swift runner.

[Anonymous No.16612427]

>>16610843
The good shit.

[Anonymous No.16612702]

>>16610843
>the epic story of TROY

[Anonymous No.16612767]

>>16612411
Suck it Achilles

[Anonymous No.16612812]

>>16612767
I've only been running for a year, I'm down to 4:45/km. The day I cracked 5:00/km was the happiest i've been in a while.

[Anonymous No.16612838]

>>16612812
That's a good pace, anon. I always just try to stay below 8 minute miles/5 minute km.

[Anonymous No.16612909]

>>16610843
>what am i in for
heh, i wouldn't want to spoil it for ya

[Anonymous No.16613015]

>>16610843
>a really good introduction and translator notes that i recommend reading
>book 2 is a struggle for first time readers with all the names of people and places that you have no idea how to pronounce
>the pronunciation guide is useful here and you'll quickly get used to the pronunciation rules too
>a lot of repeated sections e.g. animal sacrifices and food prep. They're fun
>Gods are major players in the poem, weird (but understandable) how they don't feature in the film
>SUFFERING
>MANLY MEN AT WAR
>Nestor's cute old man ramblings

pretty good time I'd say

[Anonymous No.16613153]

>>16613015
>Nestor's cute old man ramblings
FUCK NESTOR. This is without doubt the most annoying part of the Iliad.

>Shit starts getting interesting
>Hey Nestor, how you doing?
>WEeeeeeell IN MY DAY...
10 pages later...
>Then I put an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time
another 10 pages later...
>I used to be strong like you, but then I got old
ANOTHER FUCKING 10 PAGES LATER
>The war is over, Odysseus has returned home, AND HE'S STILL TALKING OLD MAN SHIT.

[Anonymous No.16613163]

>>16610843
One of the 30 most important works of literature

[Anonymous No.16613168]

>>16610843
this plus part 2 electric Boogaloo are the best story ever recorded

>Tell me about a complicated man.