I’m 70 pages in and LOVE it. I love Hera’s Cersei Lannister with phenomenal cosmic power characterization, I love the gorgon’s protective nature and deep abiding love for Medusa and struggle to understand parenthood and love, and I love the petty selfishness of the Olympian’s. It’s beautiful and moving and bordering on profound.
That's a great review. I'm so glad that I experienced this book and Natalie Hayne's writing style (which you explain so well as lyrical but not excessively so). I am just recently inhaling classical mythology books- I loved them all but I feel I learned a lot from this one in particular. Loved the thought provoking themes of why we label some as monsters, as well as who should be the one's we actually fear. I found it profound (as did a previous commenter).
I’m honestly DNFing this book (mostly because of the dark content). But I also don’t really get authors who only have a little sprinkle of lyricism in their writing. For me it has to be either all in or all out with lyricism and this definitely didn’t do it for me.
Its so crazy I've been on youtube since its start and you are the only person like I seriously follow.... I adore the Epics, I mean just the story of the war as told in Godly and heroic terms , the fact that whatever conflict went on brought on sort of a dark ages, also i love the intro they heyya how you doing thing, Really informative and animated.... love the stuff, also subbed and bell icon is clicked.
Also!!! I created a list for you guys of all the books I could find about the Ancient Greek & Roman world :) Overtime I'll be updating this (and adding sections for Egypt, the Near East, Mesoamerica etc), so check it out via this link www.moaninc.co.uk/books/the-ultimate-classics-book-list
This book was okay, but I think I went into it with the wrong expectations. I had read the back of the book and it was described as "a fierce feminist exploration of female rage". I had just finished reading Circe and Clytemnestra, and I was expecting this book to have a similar emotional impact and final sense of catharsis. But it just didn't for me. All of the different perspectives from different characters made the story quite disjointed and also made it hard to form any connections with the characters. Maybe if I hadn't been expecting it to be more like the other books, I would have enjoyed it more haha. But as is, I'd give this book 3/5 stars.
I absolutely agree with you about Natalie Haynes, she is marvelous!!!!! I know have read everything regarding mythology that she has written and turned almost all of my friends onto her books. Even my Son loved her and her writing !! Give her a try if you haven't !!! GO Erica !! go girl
I’m 70 pages in and LOVE it. I love Hera’s Cersei Lannister with phenomenal cosmic power characterization, I love the gorgon’s protective nature and deep abiding love for Medusa and struggle to understand parenthood and love, and I love the petty selfishness of the Olympian’s. It’s beautiful and moving and bordering on profound.
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That's a great review. I'm so glad that I experienced this book and Natalie Hayne's writing style (which you explain so well as lyrical but not excessively so). I am just recently inhaling classical mythology books- I loved them all but I feel I learned a lot from this one in particular. Loved the thought provoking themes of why we label some as monsters, as well as who should be the one's we actually fear. I found it profound (as did a previous commenter).
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I’m honestly DNFing this book (mostly because of the dark content). But I also don’t really get authors who only have a little sprinkle of lyricism in their writing. For me it has to be either all in or all out with lyricism and this definitely didn’t do it for me.
Its so crazy I've been on youtube since its start and you are the only person like I seriously follow.... I adore the Epics, I mean just the story of the war as told in Godly and heroic terms , the fact that whatever conflict went on brought on sort of a dark ages, also i love the intro they heyya how you doing thing, Really informative and animated.... love the stuff, also subbed and bell icon is clicked.
🥹 thank you SO much 😭
Also!!! I created a list for you guys of all the books I could find about the Ancient Greek & Roman world :) Overtime I'll be updating this (and adding sections for Egypt, the Near East, Mesoamerica etc), so check it out via this link www.moaninc.co.uk/books/the-ultimate-classics-book-list
This book was okay, but I think I went into it with the wrong expectations. I had read the back of the book and it was described as "a fierce feminist exploration of female rage". I had just finished reading Circe and Clytemnestra, and I was expecting this book to have a similar emotional impact and final sense of catharsis. But it just didn't for me.
All of the different perspectives from different characters made the story quite disjointed and also made it hard to form any connections with the characters. Maybe if I hadn't been expecting it to be more like the other books, I would have enjoyed it more haha. But as is, I'd give this book 3/5 stars.
I absolutely agree with you about Natalie Haynes, she is marvelous!!!!! I know have read everything regarding mythology that she has written and turned almost all of my friends onto her books. Even my Son loved her and her writing !! Give her a try if you haven't !!! GO Erica !! go girl
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I loved this book! Natalie Hayes always nails it.
TRULY
I can’t wait to read this!! I don’t think it’s out in the States yet 😭
You’re right! I think it doesn’t come out here until February 2023! Maybe there’s a way to use a VPN to purchase a digital version?
The wait is well worth it!!!!
I really enjoyed this book definitely will be reading natalie's other books
They’re all fantastic!
Definitely will be checking out this book
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Her books are amazing
Natalie Haynes is just 🥹
Loved this review!! Do you know of any retellings that focus or bring in the goddess Athena?
Thank you! Do you mean to ask what books shed light on Athena in a positive way or a negative way or either?
@@MoAnInc either really, I just want to read more about her :)