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4.28 AVERAGE
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Probably not the right shelf. I'll ponder this.
Well, I've pondered & decided this book is a literary criticism. Ms Haynes takes us on a journey through the myths of Ancient Greeks, giving the feminine point of view & attempting a rescue of some much maligned reputations. She also shows us how often the (male) classical writers managed to show the female actions in the most unfavorable light.
This dedication sets Ms Haynes tone;
Another quote about my favourite - Medea;
I do love me some Pre-Raphaelite art.
The book manages to be both deep and light and witty - quite a good trick!
I wouldn't be surprised if I didn't re-read this book before the end of this year, I loved it so much!
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Well, I've pondered & decided this book is a literary criticism. Ms Haynes takes us on a journey through the myths of Ancient Greeks, giving the feminine point of view & attempting a rescue of some much maligned reputations. She also shows us how often the (male) classical writers managed to show the female actions in the most unfavorable light.
This dedication sets Ms Haynes tone;
For my mum, who has always thought that a woman with an axe was more interesting than a princess
Another quote about my favourite - Medea;
As we saw with Clytemnestra, there were few things more alarming to ancient Greek men than the machinations of a clever woman, and Medea is the cleverest of them all.
I do love me some Pre-Raphaelite art.
The book manages to be both deep and light and witty - quite a good trick!
I wouldn't be surprised if I didn't re-read this book before the end of this year, I loved it so much!
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I've always loved Greek mythology ever since I was a child, but most (almost all) of the stories are told from the perspective of the men. Oddyseus, Jason, Paris, and on and on and on.
This was a great dive into the perspective of the women of these stories.
Women in these stories were usually portrayed as minor character or even monstrous ones, yet that was all we learned about them.
Especially the story of Pandora stuck with me. She has been sent by Zeus to punish the humans because prometheus stole fire from the gods.
Yet she is blamed for "opening" the box and letting all kinds of evil into this world. She is portrayed as either malicious or naive.
(Also it was never a box, the jar was turned into a box in like the 16th century)
Haynes is a wonderful writer and a great narrator. The mini essays on the women were fantastic, well researched and told in great detail. It was a blast listening to the audiobook.
Stoneblind is currently hanging out on my shelf, and it might even be moved up on my tbr. I want to read everything from Haynes.
This was a great dive into the perspective of the women of these stories.
Women in these stories were usually portrayed as minor character or even monstrous ones, yet that was all we learned about them.
Especially the story of Pandora stuck with me. She has been sent by Zeus to punish the humans because prometheus stole fire from the gods.
Yet she is blamed for "opening" the box and letting all kinds of evil into this world. She is portrayed as either malicious or naive.
(Also it was never a box, the jar was turned into a box in like the 16th century)
Haynes is a wonderful writer and a great narrator. The mini essays on the women were fantastic, well researched and told in great detail. It was a blast listening to the audiobook.
Stoneblind is currently hanging out on my shelf, and it might even be moved up on my tbr. I want to read everything from Haynes.
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This is a really good concise look at some of the women from Greek myth whose stories are overlooked by the stories of the men attached to them. Natalie Haynes uses Greek and Roman writing, archaeology, plays and pop culture to explain the stories of these women. This was beautifully written and gave varied explanations of the stories of these women. However, I do think that some of these women we know quite a bit about e.g. Penelope and Medusa. I wish that there were some more obscure women talked about. I understand that these obscure figures will not have a lot of sources behind them but if anyone could make that work it would be Natalie Haynes.
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Amazing book!
Non-fiction but yet I now know more about Greek mythology than ever.
To repeat the author's conclusion, Pandora brought complexity to the world and that is true of all women in this book, some are murderous, some are victims, some are literally monsters, but they are much more complicated than 3000 years of stories as told by men led us to believe.
Non-fiction but yet I now know more about Greek mythology than ever.
To repeat the author's conclusion, Pandora brought complexity to the world and that is true of all women in this book, some are murderous, some are victims, some are literally monsters, but they are much more complicated than 3000 years of stories as told by men led us to believe.
informative
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fast-paced