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engarcia2800's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
slow-paced
4.75
andotherworlds's review against another edition
4.0
4 // knowing me and my general love and borderline obsession for classics/literature/film research on female archetypes and their differing depictions/perceptions especially based on their author (and said author's own identity) - this was 100% up my alley and an entertaining accompaniment on walks and spring cleaning
looking forwards to hopefully reading more haynes in the future
looking forwards to hopefully reading more haynes in the future
annettes's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
hurlyburlywitch's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
This was delicious. A deep dive into various women in Greek myth, with an intimate understanding both of current cultural understanding and of the historical landscapes in which these myths developed. Haynes is always able to find points of shared experience between the reader and these larger-than-life mythological women off of which to construct greater understanding of their stories, and does so with a masterful balance of gravity for the tragedies in their lives, and comedic asides that cut the tension, and keep the text approachable.
mmccowell's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
sirensaria's review against another edition
5.0
Where do I even begin? This book was amazing, stunning, heart wrenching, and gutsy all rolled up. I bought this book mostly because of Medusa. I always thought she was so much more than just a monster, and frankly, her life sucked. I loved how Haynes took each woman she chose and really.dug derp into the myths of them. And I mean she dug DEEP! She went through multiple versions of each woman to really break down the characters and the story. There were some that I ended up really feeling sorry for. I was a bit nervous that this might have been a book that bashed all the men and made the women as their victims, but that wasn't the case at all. It took a very critical and REAL look at the Greek myths and plays to paint each character. I loved it! Anyone who enjoys mythology, like I do, REALLY needs to read this!