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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
informative
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slow-paced
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informative
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funny
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slow-paced
Natalie Haynes completely blew my mind with her knowledge and interpretation of these stories of female characters in Greek myth. Even if I was already familiar with the story of the characters, there was something more to learn. I’m so glad there is someone like her to thoughtfully reframe the story from the woman’s perspective, and with a sense of humour to boot. This book took me a long time to get through since the section for each character was so long and had a ton of information, but I didn’t mind at all. It gave me plenty of time to digest it all.
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medium-paced
emotional
funny
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medium-paced
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
For me this is really more of a 3.5 star rating, but decimals be damned...
This book's telling of some of the most famous Greek myths is at times fascinating, amusing, and a little listless - at times, it seems to be all 3.
While the reading and analysis of the stories are often insightful, the retelling-examination balance seems to be slightly off kilter. I did find myself seeing how much of the book was left to go, and upon seeing a chunk of references in the back that I didn't need to read felt something akin to relief - not quite what you want.
Having read Fry's Mythos I was not unfamiliar with the approach, but where Fry perfectly manages to keep the pace and entertainment value Haynes doesn't quite rise to the challenge. Perhaps I didn't fully understand what I'd picked up when I bought this book, because it seems to do what it does well (hence the 4 star bump-up) but it just wasn't overtly enjoyable for me, unfortunately.
Subject matter was very interesting, most of the authorial humour landed, but the delivery lacked that je né se quois that meant I can't quite bring myself to say I was entertained.
This book's telling of some of the most famous Greek myths is at times fascinating, amusing, and a little listless - at times, it seems to be all 3.
While the reading and analysis of the stories are often insightful, the retelling-examination balance seems to be slightly off kilter. I did find myself seeing how much of the book was left to go, and upon seeing a chunk of references in the back that I didn't need to read felt something akin to relief - not quite what you want.
Having read Fry's Mythos I was not unfamiliar with the approach, but where Fry perfectly manages to keep the pace and entertainment value Haynes doesn't quite rise to the challenge. Perhaps I didn't fully understand what I'd picked up when I bought this book, because it seems to do what it does well (hence the 4 star bump-up) but it just wasn't overtly enjoyable for me, unfortunately.
Subject matter was very interesting, most of the authorial humour landed, but the delivery lacked that je né se quois that meant I can't quite bring myself to say I was entertained.
informative
reflective
informative
reflective
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced