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Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

4.0

Love love love how much SF explains the relevance/etymology/use of Greek myths in the canon. Written in quite a fun way too, although I'm not keen on all of his interpretations of the myths.

Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater

4.0

Just a very fun and imaginative read :)

No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg

3.0

This was okay, but speeches are better watched for a reason, and putting them all in one place makes them repetitive. Definitely did leave me a bit more fired up about climate action though.

The Aeneid: Translated by Shadi Bartsch by Shadi Bartsch, Virgil

3.0

SB's translation is beautiful. That said, the first half felt like an Odyssey rehash and the second half like an Iliad rehash. I wanted to read more of the interesting stuff - end of the Trojan war, and Dido.

Boundary Road by Ami Rao

5.0

Absolutely beautiful, raw and real and such a great slice-of-London-life.

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

So, so moving and a beautiful insight into a period I didn't know much about. Dialogue is a little awkardly written but it's so lovely that I don't really mind!

Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

4.0

Again just so fun, great plot, he loves London and you get lots of fun facts throughout which I love. Some of the attitudes are a bit dated...

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

medium-paced

4.0

Really, really interesting. Her style is so engaging. She takes a very different approach to parts 1 and 2 of the book, which is somewhat shaped by the evidence available to her, but means that sometimes part 1 feels very "Great Man" focused and part 2 feels like it skips some interesting stuff. But all in all....so good.

Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses by Ted Hughes

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

So so interesting to read these, even though the tales are mostly bleak. Ted Hughes has a beautiful way with words which made this so readable.

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

The perfect nostalgic audiobook for while I was ill. I know bits of it haven't aged well but I just love Anne and Avonlea and these characters so much