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A review by plandocalrisian
Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes
5.0
“When the question arises - why retell Greek myths with women at their core? - it is loaded with strange assumption […] Which means the answer to this question should always be: because she’s in the damn story. Why wouldn’t we want to hear from her?”
*slow clap*
I loved this book. Highly recommend for anyone who is a newbie to Greek myth retellings but has some familiarity with the stories. Haynes seeks to “fill in the cracks” to many Greek myths that are focused on the male characters and marginalized its female characters.
A clever, empathetic and funny comparative analysis. Each chapter focuses on a different woman in Greek myths. Haynes unpacks each character beautifully, giving them back their humanity, which their original stories strip them. The pop references were appreciated and appropriate to the myths that are referred. Amazing, no criticisms.
*slow clap*
I loved this book. Highly recommend for anyone who is a newbie to Greek myth retellings but has some familiarity with the stories. Haynes seeks to “fill in the cracks” to many Greek myths that are focused on the male characters and marginalized its female characters.
A clever, empathetic and funny comparative analysis. Each chapter focuses on a different woman in Greek myths. Haynes unpacks each character beautifully, giving them back their humanity, which their original stories strip them. The pop references were appreciated and appropriate to the myths that are referred. Amazing, no criticisms.