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oidche's review against another edition
4.0
A very interesting read which made me discover a lot about Greek myths and their different versions. The explanations about the society and way of thinking of ancient Greeks also shows things in perspective.
just_justine's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
14silja's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
eponineeurydice's review against another edition
4.0
AHH I love Natalie Haynes and the way she still manages to breathe fresh life into-or bring forgotten facets forward-the Greek myths; despite how familiar I've become with them over the years, and how much I've grown to love them, this book taught me so much about the women we've pushed to the sidelines or villified, the ones we've forgotten entirely and the ones who paint pictures of our society even still. Haynes' wry and feminist voice is so refreshing! Really enjoyed this, especially the chapter on Eurydice!
raeisreading's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
solidly confirmed me as a mood reader, i forgot this would be a nonfiction read and coming off of a recent read of a thousand ships (also great), i wasn't sure i was up for this. BUT a minutes in and it had me, learning the real backstory behind some characters I've only known about through high exposure pop culture examples as mentioned was so view changing in terms of enjoying greek mythology that idk if i can go back to consuming it the way I did before. now unless they've taken the space to have well developed representation of these women in their story i don't want it! its bittersweet though, will anything live up to what i now crave desperately for when i'm in a greek mythology mood? will the ensuing rereading of circe satiate??
glowbird's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.75
Absolutely excellent. I learned so much and want to keep going.
kcmag1's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.25
Such an interesting read! Super well-researched, with interesting perspectives and arguments. All is structured in an efficient and easily understandable way.