odyssey 1-5

I think that in book one, the story of the odyssey really gets a great introduction.  It explains where the story is at now and it also explains a background in what has happened in the past.  It also does a great job of introducing some of the characters from the book.  I like the fact that in the story there is both gods and human.  They have their differences but yet still work together.  At first you can't tell where the story is going to be headed but know about the people introduced.  Once the story starts picking up you realize that the story is started with Telemachus's journey.