Reviews

Medusa by Jessie Burton

the_eggelstone's review against another edition

3.0

While I enjoyed this feminist retelling of the Medusa-myth overall, I felt the prose was at times very beautiful and poetic and other times in a very simple and 21st century YA-style. While reading Medusa‘s story I wished it felt less like an romanticized ordeal of an angsty teenager and went more into the backstory and memories. Overall a quick read that doesn’t offer too many new insights into the well-known myth other than a empowering spin towards the end.

juliags's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

juliat2006's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

ib23's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

melonarte's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

brittvdjx's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mrshuisman's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

Favorite line: “Athena is a bitch”
I appreciate the sisterhood in this book, and the bluntness of what Poseidon did, the betrayal of Athena, the delusion of Perseus, and Burton’s prose. Is it a retelling which sticks to the myth(s)? No. Maybe, if I knew this was, as Medusa says, a retelling from a different universe, I would’ve enjoyed it more, but that’s on me. 

zels's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

rish_r's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

carnold99's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5