The Odyssey

My thoughts on the Odyssey: I personally don't like the majority of the books in the Odyssey. A few books that I do have find interest in are books five and nine. I liked book five because I found it amazing that Odysseus built a raft in four days. I also found it crazy that he actually built a raft with no instructions and not pre-molded materials but raw materials such as trees he had to hand chop and form to his liking. Could you do that? I know I could't do that. That is very impressive that Odysseus built this raft in a split of time.
I found book nine to be interesting because it is crazy that Odysseus stabbed Polyphemus in his one and only eye. I find it crazy that Odysseus had the courage to stab a monster two to three times the size of himself in his eye. Odysseus is flat out a beast, from building a raft in four days to stabbing a one eyed monster, Odysseus has done it all. Odysseus has overcome his biggest fears and odds, he worked hard to get home, and in the end he finally arrived back to Ithaca to find his son and wife. With Odysseuss' hard work he prevailed. I think this is one of the themes of the Odyssey and also a life lesson.