How I pictured Sadie Grace (Kaelen Ohm who plays Mari on From)
4/5⭐️
What an interesting story with wonderfully strange characters! I devoured this one pretty quick (for my personal speed).
pick4/5⭐️
What an interesting story with wonderfully strange characters! I devoured this one pretty quick (for my personal speed).
pickI remember first reading the scene with Clytemnestra in the Iliad and thinking WTAF!! 🤬 (i wont say why because spoilers) I couldnt believe that the narrative continued on barely acknowledging the abuse (imo) - so i was always going to read this book. It‘s engaging and propulsive but dark and violent too. Women in the myths were horribly mistreated and misrepresented - I‘m glad to see a retelling that puts Clytemnestra‘s experience first.
so-soBilled as a “queer, feminist Western,” this novel is full of supposedly captivating characters but I wasn‘t totally sold. Never once did I feel like the narrative straddled me, stared me in the eye, and let down its hair. It all felt a little fast and loose. I wanted something deep and tight. I galloped along the surface of the text and was happy when I found myself at the end. Like Bridget, I‘m eager to move on to something else.
pick4.5⭐️ I really liked the book. This was chosen for my Monday library #bookclub meeting for this month. This was one of those books that I had borrowed a number of times but never got around to reading. I was really surprised as to how much enjoyed it. #2025 #historicalfiction #fiction #lgbt #literaryfiction
“…one needn‘t be born into a beautiful life in order to have one.”
This book, its setting, my love for the book, and Love itself are all #Timeless
#FeelinTheLove
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