A review by tahdens
Pūrākau: Māori Myths Retold by Māori Writers by Witi Ihimaera, Whiti Hereaka

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 I am not a poetry person at all so those were a bit harder to really understand but I so seriously loved a lot of the other stories in this anthology. I didn't know anything about Maori mythology except for what I watched through Moana so I'm glad to know a little bit more now. It's so interesting how similarities between myths in different cultures can exist but also be so different at the same time. Serious kudos to all the authors involved in the production of this anthology, and the work they actively do to keep their histories and culture alive.