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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
challenging
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medium-paced
If you're interested in Greek mythology (and, more so, feminist critiques of the myths) this book might be worth checking out. However, it might help if you aren't already too familiar with the myths. My main complaint is that each chapter seemed to have less information than the page count merited. I would have liked to see a) shorter chapters that didn't repeat themselves quite so often or b) deeper explorations arising from more heavily quoted research. Granted, the book is trying to appeal to a mass audience, so the research-heavy approach probably wasn't the right way to go, but I rate based on my personal tastes, and this book didn't teach me much that I didn't already know. That said, the prose flowed well and had a nice touch of humor.
Rating: 6/10
Rating: 6/10
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I was hoping for another book like “A Thousand Ships”, “Ariadne”, or “Circe”, but this is nonfiction and goes through the role of women in Greek myths. I made me think of a college course in where the lecturer talks us through the myths one by one focusing on how the females are portrayed. I might get this in print as some points were lost on me if I wasn’t a good listener. I do recommend this, and enjoyed this perspective! The author reads the audiobook and she is easy to listen to.
I loved how informative Haynes was on this subject but, even better, you’re also able to tell her true love for this subject (and Euripides). She’s also lowkey funny and highkey wry in this book in the best way. If you’re interested in Greek mythology and women in historic literature would def recommend.
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