so-soA novel based on the story of Clytemnestra in the Greek myths was never going to be a light read, but this one felt exceptionally heavy, with no light relief, and some heavy-handed writing and clumsy metaphors.
Book 9/60 #Read2025 @DieAReader
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pickDRAMA ✨ giggles ✨DRAMA ✨giggles ♥️ heartfelt talk ♥️ DRAMA ✨ giggles ✨DRAMA ✨giggles ✨DRAMA!!! I find this a winning pattern. The art is by turns beautiful, inventive and hilarious, and the plot bounces between tense interpersonal stuff and wholesome vulnerable stuff and truly ridiculous stuff. Still my favourite portrayal of the Olympians, especially Hades and Persephone. 1/2
pickLoved Atalanta‘s perspective of traveling with the Argonauts & all that came after. The beginning was a bit dry, but I appreciated the depiction of the different phases of her life & the achievements she made & resilience displayed. Touched on many well known myths.
Honesty and communication: hallelujah. 👏🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻
January pick was easy cause I only fully finished one book lol, oh well I should finish 2-3 books right away in February!! Thanks to @CSeydel for the bracket!!!
pickAbsolutely flipping brilliant. I‘m a lifelong Greek mythology nerd and his telling of these stories was a breath of fresh air. And the humor! Loved it.
Watching the nibling for the afternoon, and they‘re doing a Greek mythology thing at school, so it‘s time to bring out the book I got for Christmas when I was their age. ❤️
pickJanuary reads (not pictured above)
🎧 Cosmic Queries by Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson
🎧 60 Songs That Explain the 90s by Rob Harrvilla
🎧 King of the Murgos by David Eddings
🎧 The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
🎧 Elevation by Stephen King
🎧 Dark harvest by Norman Partridge
🛜 Redshirts by John Scalzi
I know there‘s a week left but I‘m being proactive 😄
Couldn‘t decide what sort of mood I was in so I‘ve ended up reading 5 books concurrently….
pickAn excellent retelling - I thought it was well written in a sympathetic way with modern overtones along with some humour. It‘s a sad story and I did feel for Medusa. She didn‘t deserve it. The gods themselves are brought to life wonderfully and they were easy to picture in my mind. By the end of the book I can quite safely say that Medusa isn‘t the monster in this story. My money is on Perseus! A thoroughly enjoyable and engaging read.
