![]() ![]() However, as Hinds himself notes, above all other starred reviews from prestigious sources, the review an English teacher shared on the Barnes & Noble website seemed like the best possible recommendation. Reviewers have heaped praise upon Hinds's work, especially The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel, which has been described as "a grand example of Hinds's ability to combine historical adventure with human understanding," ( Booklist) with his illustrations lauded for being, " proudly, grittily realistic, rather than cheerfully cartoonish," ( Kirkus) and "arrayed in frames whose shape, number, and palette expertly pace and propel the story." ( The Horn Book). Before creating The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel in 2010 Gareth Hinds had already established a reputation as a masterful, succinct adaptor of classic literature to graphic novel format from Beowulf to The Merchant of Venice and King Lear. ![]()
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