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plandocalrisian's review against another edition
5.0
“When the question arises - why retell Greek myths with women at their core? - it is loaded with strange assumption […] Which means the answer to this question should always be: because she’s in the damn story. Why wouldn’t we want to hear from her?”
*slow clap*
I loved this book. Highly recommend for anyone who is a newbie to Greek myth retellings but has some familiarity with the stories. Haynes seeks to “fill in the cracks” to many Greek myths that are focused on the male characters and marginalized its female characters.
A clever, empathetic and funny comparative analysis. Each chapter focuses on a different woman in Greek myths. Haynes unpacks each character beautifully, giving them back their humanity, which their original stories strip them. The pop references were appreciated and appropriate to the myths that are referred. Amazing, no criticisms.
*slow clap*
I loved this book. Highly recommend for anyone who is a newbie to Greek myth retellings but has some familiarity with the stories. Haynes seeks to “fill in the cracks” to many Greek myths that are focused on the male characters and marginalized its female characters.
A clever, empathetic and funny comparative analysis. Each chapter focuses on a different woman in Greek myths. Haynes unpacks each character beautifully, giving them back their humanity, which their original stories strip them. The pop references were appreciated and appropriate to the myths that are referred. Amazing, no criticisms.
lara_oe29's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
josefinedal's review
this along with divine might is required reading imo.
this is such an incredible book, natalie haynes is such an amazing author. her nonfiction is so insanely good, and in my opinon better than her fiction.
she bring humor along with important topics.
this is such an incredible book, natalie haynes is such an amazing author. her nonfiction is so insanely good, and in my opinon better than her fiction.
she bring humor along with important topics.
stormedorian's review against another edition
3.75
Een studie in karakter, de vrouw, Grieks woord, besprenkeld met humor en verassend veel lof voor Euripides. Uitstekend.
7,7/10
7,7/10
shrrawat's review against another edition
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.25
An examination of female portrayal in Greek myths from antiquity to the present day. I appreciated not only the different types of women Haynes examined, from villains such as Phaedra and Clytemnestra, to victims such as Eurydice and Jocasta, but also the dash of humor she injected throughout the book.
Short, sweet, and an easy read.
Short, sweet, and an easy read.