I agree with Courtney Zych about it being repetitive. You can never be too bloody, though.
I got a lot of flack from my friends for critiquing The Illiad. Yes, it was intended to be sung, and the target audience was familiar with and probably enamored of all the characters repeatedly glorified, even at their pettiest.
But as a book, it lacks narrative, which is why the Odyssey is better.