The Iliad is the first book I read cover to cover. At 15. I hated reading fictions growing up and just got away reading cliff notes during middle school. The book changed my life not because I learned anything from the texts but I learned the merits of reading something cover to cover without taking shortcuts.
I also learned that some people can recite the entire book from memory which was my first realization of “100x” myth.
I also learned that some people can recite the entire book from memory which was my first realization of “100x” myth.