A review by itkovian_books
Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes

3.0

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