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vivastory
Stone Blind: A Novel | Natalie Haynes
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Day 2 of #2025bestreads was my first book of the year. What was unusual about this one, is I don't recall when my first read of the yr was an audio book (my audio tends to happen on work commutes; at the beginning of the yr I'm on holiday) but I was so riveted by both the story & Haynes narration that I simply couldn't stop listening. This added a lot more to the Medusa story, which I already felt familiar with & genuinely surprised me.

BarbaraBB I had no idea she wrote another book! Thanks for the recommendation 4h
vivastory @BarbaraBB Glad to add to yr TBR! This is the only Haynes I've read, but am planning on reading Pandora's Jar soon. 4h
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michellelav
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Pickpick

This book was amazing for introducing new characters 🥹 I absolutely love everyone that was added in this book but definitely have a bad feeling about Nico.. the prophecy is def about him!!

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michellelav
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Pickpick

What a great second book, it really set up book 3 beautifully 🥹❤️ I love Percy and his friends! They are so lovable and sweet 📖

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SarahBookInterrupted
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This is “the book” for anyone who likes Greek Mythology. At first it was a little overwhelming with the sheer amount of myths being told, but soon you get used to the rhythm of one coming directly after another. I absolutely loved Stephen Fry‘s author/written voice. He was witty and charming as he added his commentary to the myths. I already have the next book detailing the hero‘s! Can‘t wait.

dabbe I just bought this and am now inspired to read it! 🩵 4d
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RamsFan1963
Odyssey | Stephen Fry
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Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy! I did not know that Stephen Fry had a 4th book in the Greek Mythology series. I need to finish my current audiobook so I can get to this. I know it's going to be another winner. #SeriesLove2025

TheBookHippie Oooooo 7d
AnnCrystal 🆒📚💫. 6d
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Itchyfeetreader
The Voyage Home | Pat Barker
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Pickpick

I found this haunting. There is something about the authors use of language that mimics the ‘for the ages‘ style of the original works whilst bringing fresh perspectives and an almost practical infuse telling. In this one our narrator is slave to Cassandra sailing home with Agamemnon who is mostly secondary to the story of his waiting wife and family. The horror of their home, ghosts of slaughtered and canabilised children adds tension .& horror.

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AshleyHoss820
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As an avid fan of all things myth (from a multitude of cultures), this wasn‘t anything mind-blowing to me, but I absolutely had a good time reading it. I enjoyed her connections to modernity. I like her wit. It‘s always fun to take a feminist critique, which is what I often did with my own scholarly papers. It‘s important work, but it‘s also important to be accessible and Haynes accomplishes just that.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Exactly what I wanted, a modern feminist lens on the Greek goddesses. Really fills the niche I was missing after reading that collection of tragic plays and feeling so alienated by the lack of such considerations in the accompanying essays.
While she covers the classics by speaking on a selection of well known myths on certain goddesses, I love that Haynes also includes 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? discussion of ancient art, artifacts, and plays as well as more modern retellings, occassional exploration of their archetypes, themes in modern pop culture, throughout literature.
Of course, Haynes has my heart for writing on Hestia.
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Robotswithpersonality 3/3 The goddesses can be as cruel, power-mad, irrational as any of the males in the pantheon, but it was refreshing to see a writer consistently identify the societal factors that would affect how they were portrayed then, and how we might look on them with fresh eyes now.
On to Pandora's Jar!
⚠️ SA, incest
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Robotswithpersonality
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Okay, but a horror film with the Olympians as the threats sounds AMAZING. 🤩

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Robotswithpersonality
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*Snrk* 🤭 Haynes is having such a good time, and so am I!