Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Greek Myths : A New Retelling by Charlotte Higgins, Chris Ofili


This is several short stories of the gods of Greek myth.  The gods were ruthless and didn't care who died or was mistreated.  These are not pleasant tales.

Pantheon and Edelweiss let me read this book for review (thank you).  It has been published and you can get a copy now.

This retelling goes smoothly but the stories are controversial.  No one is very kind, sometimes husbands and wives killed each other, children were sacrificed.  But there is a reason for these things.  Some are self interest, some of it is blackmail, some is just wicked.  

You'll learn the names of the gods, learn what kind of people they and more.

It's an interesting read.

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