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Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

162 reviews

sofiadanielle's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Certainly a new take on a Greek retelling, but I’m wondering if I really actually enjoyed the experience of reading this book. Almost all the characters, par the Gorgoneians, maybe, are quite unlikable; it makes it hard to connect with anyone in the story.

Also, I definitely expected to hear more of Medusa’s voice throughout the story, but… I feel like she’s barely here and there, just in small snippets in her own story…

Was… Just an okay read. Nothing amazing or truly memorable. It was easy to read, though. Perhaps the writing style wasn’t for me (as in, the author speaking directly to the reader via a character in the book.) Sad, as I usually really like Greek retelling.

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_dina's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Captivating and incredibly well written, so far I’ve loved everything from Natalie Haynes !
I’m very familiar with Greek mythology so the plot was not a surprise for me but I truly did not expect that ending, I can’t stop thinking about it.

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pigeon_'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The way the author performed the audiobook added a lot to the story.

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katross4's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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eilatan6991's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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katrinepoetry's review against another edition

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adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

As always, Haynes is a brilliant writer and I genuinely cannot find a single fault with this gorgeous book!

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kshertz's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I think you have to know about and love Greek myths for this book to be a book that you would really enjoy. A lot of the time I didn’t know what was going on and I think that’s because I don’t know a lot of Greek myths and the history. It was interesting to get these different perspectives but it’s almost too many perspectives and I got lost sometimes. But I really did enjoy when it all came together in the end and you got to see what really happened from the perspective of all these different people. The ending was the best part for sure

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readwithbells's review against another edition

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2.75

I wanted this to be so much better than it was, but if I hadn’t been stuck on an airplane with a baby screaming, I never would have finished it. Maybe it’s because I already interact with the Greek stories through a feminist lens, but this version of Medusa felt very un-nuanced. There wasn’t a lot of substance beyond the exploration of her story from her perspective. I can certainly respect the time and knowledge that clearly went into the piece, but it didn’t work for me. I was going to rate it 2.5 but I did like the ending and personifying Medusa’s severed head was absolutely the most interesting thing the author did in this book (along with the olives and the crows, that was fun). The straightforward writing style just wasn’t super engaging for me, but it probably is for others so I would still give it a shot to see if you like it if you’re on the fence.

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random19379's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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frnknbrry's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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