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hiitsmecassie's review against another edition
5.0
one of the only books i’ve read that understands what it’s like to be a woman
jamiezaccaria's review against another edition
4.75
A beautiful and haunting retelling of the women of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Full of imagery and feminine rage.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
dropsfjupiter's review against another edition
dark
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
vmacalinao's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
moth_dance's review against another edition
5.0
Revelation. Revolt. Revision. Resung.
I can not bring to words how much I needed this book, these stories retold, at this moment in my life... My beautiful mythical friend, Mika, who has passed 1 year ago to the month, would've absolutely adored this book. And I read these stories in honor of her name and memory.
Wake Siren is absolutely the spiritual sister to Francesca Lia Block's classics retelling in Ecstasia and Primavera and Love in the Time of Global Warming and others.
Do yourself a favor and pair this reading with Warpaint's 2014 self-titled album.
Eternally grateful to Nina MacLaughlin. You've helped me travel down a path I haven't taken since relearning Ovid in my first year at college through Mandelbaum's translation. Thank you.
I can not bring to words how much I needed this book, these stories retold, at this moment in my life... My beautiful mythical friend, Mika, who has passed 1 year ago to the month, would've absolutely adored this book. And I read these stories in honor of her name and memory.
Wake Siren is absolutely the spiritual sister to Francesca Lia Block's classics retelling in Ecstasia and Primavera and Love in the Time of Global Warming and others.
Do yourself a favor and pair this reading with Warpaint's 2014 self-titled album.
Eternally grateful to Nina MacLaughlin. You've helped me travel down a path I haven't taken since relearning Ovid in my first year at college through Mandelbaum's translation. Thank you.
literaryjunarin's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
3.0
Raw and brutal. As expected, lots of rape stories that halfway through, the stories started sounding the same. And the author has this love of starting a question with "dont you know?" to the point that different characters on different stories felt like a single character.
marlenarw's review against another edition
Too triggering. Felt like I was reading the same story over and over
Content Warnings
All the trigger warnings
meaganscott's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5