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8.82k reviews for:

Stone Blind

Natalie Haynes

3.84 AVERAGE

dark funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark medium-paced
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Athene is a cunt but she’s fucking funny. Despite what the blurb and title would lead you to believe this is an ensemble book with Medusa at the central axis. Instead of being focused on Medusa and her story it focus’ more on the goings on around her through plenty of seemingly unconnected stories that all come together artfully at the end. Surprisingly I enjoyed the ensemble nature of this book. 

What if Greek mythology wasn’t just a story, but you understood all the motivations everyone had? Would you feel the same about everyone? You would not.
adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I love contemporary retellings of the myths / ancient gods. This is no exception, it’s an empathetic and perspective shifting story. Each chapter switches between a chorus of different characters and I felt I was learning something new about so many myths. Only wish there was deeper exploration of some of the stories / characters. 

lpratt95's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 57%

Extremely slow and disjointed.

I had expected this story would focus on Medusa a lot more than it did. Still a good story. It’s interesting to see the different perspectives.
adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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