so much reading lately

Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles by Jeanette Winterson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I enjoyed this. The author interweaves POV narration from herself, Atlas, and Hercules. Hercules is a dick who is extremely concerned with his dick, but he's supposed to be off-putting. I absolutely love the end of this; it's such an unexpected ending. It makes me smile.

Also a very quick read; about the same length as the retelling of Oedipus in this series but it doesn't feel as slight.



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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I really love this series. Riordan cleverly adapts the ancient Greek myths, gods, and monsters to the present and creates a cast of characters that the reader cares about deeply.

One of the tensions throughout the series is the way many of the Greek gods ignore their children; some of them never claim their children at all or interact with them in any meaningful way. Luke's betrayal makes a lot of sense in the context of a kid whose been abandoned and forced to survive in a deeply unfair system.

Highly recommended.



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