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A review by august_ambrosia
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
good lord. its so refreshing to read something so unapologetically feminist. i have never loved a girl more than 16 year old medusa. the writing in this was so clever - i particularly loved the chapter where medusa's snakes talk about the moments before. and i wont pretend to have been able to keep my composure reading the words "she didn't want to hurt him." what a girl. oh darling :(
loved the narrator's voice and especially loved the discussion on what makes a hero and what makes a monster. i think with another narrator i would have cried at quite a few different points, but with this one i felt slightly detatched from the emotion of the tragedy. but it did consistently feel like a tragedy, and haynes so deftly navigates through the various stories and carries so much weight in just a few words.
definitely a book i will return to over and over again. excited to read more of haynes' work.
loved the narrator's voice and especially loved the discussion on what makes a hero and what makes a monster. i think with another narrator i would have cried at quite a few different points, but with this one i felt slightly detatched from the emotion of the tragedy. but it did consistently feel like a tragedy, and haynes so deftly navigates through the various stories and carries so much weight in just a few words.
definitely a book i will return to over and over again. excited to read more of haynes' work.