It was depressing to be assigned it in college!!!! Right after Iphegenia at Aulus and the Odyssey! No wonder I switched my major from literature to Horticulture Technology! (right before I ran out of cash for school, sigh)
OK, ok, so I actually LIKED the Odyssey. But Lady Basho and her damp sleeves? egad. War & peace had it's moments too, but in all, I still wish I'd been able to finish my Landscape Architect course, alas. Now I'm rambling...