I have a weakness for stories of origin. My ancient languages background aided in my enjoyment, but reader - I loved this epic.

I was unsure about the translation process at first, but I ended up liking how it read.

The history of this story is fascinating enough, but all of the themes, the stories, the repetition is/was core to what was (probably) happening during the time it was written. I especially loved the flood story and the uses of the fantastic.

I'm thankful I didn't read this in high school because I wouldn't have appreciated it.