# This Author Says You Shouldn’t Be Intimidated by ‘The Odyssey’

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Podcast: [The Book Review](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-book-review-415412)
Published: 2026-07-10T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.nytimes.com/column/book-review-podcast
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## Resource

First, a primer from the author of “Circe,” Madeline Miller. Then, A.O. Scott on all the genres inside the 3,000-year-old poem.

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