A review by renettereads
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

dark funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Stone Blind has unfortunately been my biggest disappointment of the year so far. Sold as a Medusa story, I was excited for an underdog of Greek myth to finally get her story and for it to be done some justice. I think the fact that the text wasn’t taken seriously enough, in my opinion anyway, is what bothered me most. 

The gods were a parody of themselves and for a story about Medusa, there weren’t very many scenes with her in it. 

I can understand what Natalie Haynes was doing here, and think that this particular retelling just wasn’t written for me.

In saying that, parts of it made me laugh and I did like that Persues’ true colours were on show. It also showed off the pettiness of the gods, but it just didn’t scratch the itch I was hoping it would.  
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