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Great and unmerciful

Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry

February 28, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“He bought a couch that he adorned with silks of Tyrian purple. He lay her upon it and sang ballads to her. Like most great visual artists he was an incompetent musician and a deplorable poet.” ― Stephen Fry, Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined This is the third book I’ve read on Greek myths in the past four months. In terms of the retelling of the myths, this was the broadest and most comprehensive collection of stories thus far. The way the stories are told […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Greek myth, greek mythology, humor, Stephen Fry

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Greek myth, greek mythology, humor, Stephen Fry ·
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The women of The Odyssey, except eighteen years afterwards, as narrated by Hera.

Ithaca (The Songs of Penelope, #1) by Claire North

January 31, 2023 by narfna 2 Comments

I really, really liked this! Claire North’s writing style translated extremely well to retelling Greek mythology. The undercurrent of female rage and sorrow was pleasing and upsetting at the same time. It’s also darkly funny. I almost feel like I want to re-read this before I write a review so I can get my thoughts more in order, but nobody has time for that. Or, maybe some people do, but I don’t know who they are. I just feel like it was so well done! […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, Claire North, greek mythology, historical fiction, mythology, narfna, retellings, The Odyssey, The Songs of Penelope

narfna's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Claire North, greek mythology, historical fiction, mythology, narfna, retellings, The Odyssey, The Songs of Penelope ·
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If you have to go, I will go with you.

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

January 21, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“Did he know, or only guess at Achilles’ destiny? As he lay alone in his rose-colored cave, had some glimmer of prophecy come to him? Perhaps he simply assumed: a bitterness of habit, of boy after boy trained for music and medicine, and unleashed for murder.” ― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles “We reached for each other, and I thought of how many nights I had lain awake loving him in silence.” ― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles I haven’t felt the need […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Achilles and Patroclus, greek mythology, Greek tragedy, madeline miller, queer romance

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Achilles and Patroclus, greek mythology, Greek tragedy, madeline miller, queer romance ·
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Not every story leaves the teller unharmed

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

January 21, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“The bards all sing of the bravery of the heroes and the greatness of your deeds: it is one of the few elements on which they all agree. But no one sings of the courage required by those of us who were left behind.” ― Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships The more I read, the more I write, and the more I consume all forms of storytelling from films, to TV, to poetry, the more I realize how unfamiliar I am with the bases for […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: feminist fiction, feminist lit, greek mythology, misogyny, Natalie Haynes, the futility of war, women suffering, Womens Literature, womens voices

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: feminist fiction, feminist lit, greek mythology, misogyny, Natalie Haynes, the futility of war, women suffering, Womens Literature, womens voices ·
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You should all drop whatever you are doing and join me in my current obsession (double bingo)

Lore Olympus, vol 2 by Rachel Smythe

Lore Olympus, vol 3 by Rachel Smythe

November 11, 2022 by Malin 4 Comments

4.5 stars CBR14 Bingo: Adapted (Rachel Smythe’s modern take on the Greek myths – and obviously especially Hades and Persephone is so cleverly done) So, searching my blog and Goodreads to see what I wrote about Lore Olympus, my current web-comic obsession, I discovered that after finishing volume one in November last year, all I did was leave a two-sentence comment on Goodreads. If I recall correctly, I was pretty solidly burned out last winter, so I’m amazed I posted any reviews in the final months […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, adapted, adventure, cbr14, cbr14bingo, family, gods, Graphic Novel, greek mythology, Lore Olympus, Malin, Rachel Smythe, retelling, Romance, web comic

Malin's CBR14 Review No:42 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, adapted, adventure, cbr14, cbr14bingo, family, gods, Graphic Novel, greek mythology, Lore Olympus, Malin, Rachel Smythe, retelling, Romance, web comic ·
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“He had light enough to make heroes of them all.”

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

June 6, 2022 by esme 2 Comments

I knew how this was going to end – of course I did – and yet I went willingly with Patroclus and Achilles towards their doom and my ugly crying. I may have mentioned in earlier reviews that I have trouble slowing down and savoring books, but I was in luck with this gorgeous book because my child and husband were camping and canoeing in the Boundary Waters, so I had a glorious week to nibble at this book and delight in turns of phrase, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Fiction, greek mythology, madeline miller, Romance

esme's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Fiction, greek mythology, madeline miller, Romance ·
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