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tracyreally's review against another edition
4.0
I absolutely loved this little book, which is the non-boring version of the parts of the Odyssey concerning Penelope, told from her point of view. Look: I didn't even read the Odyssey for reals in 9th grade, and even I thought this was awesome.
artisticpie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
unicornsteak's review against another edition
3.0
Having read this book twice now I'm even more conflicted as to what I think about it. Do I like it, or not? There are aspects of it I admire, but I hesitate to say I liked it and I'm still not sure why. I can appreciate far more from the theory reading I had to do parallel to it in class, Cavarero's "The Desire for One's Story" -- reading that was the only point at which I got excited about this book. Is it too explicit in its intentions, I wonder?
There is only one thing I know and that is that I have no strong feelings about it. Maybe that will change. Why should it have to? Am I missing something?
I will have to keep thinking about it.
There is only one thing I know and that is that I have no strong feelings about it. Maybe that will change. Why should it have to? Am I missing something?
I will have to keep thinking about it.
priimarina's review against another edition
3.0
Wish it had rather focused on the 12 maids than Penelope— Penelope was a little flat and Atwood tried to make up for it by making every other character in the novel intolerable. Not a huge fan of how it sells itself as a retelling when the story itself is fundamentally the same— even so, I didn’t think the final “twist” that Odysseus killed innocent women even worked… Quick read and I enjoyed a lot of the modern world inclusion but ultimately left me a little unsatisfied
milksoup's review against another edition
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
texasted73's review against another edition
fast-paced
2.75
I wish I could read the books I read for leisure as quickly the ones I do for school.
ohheymirandafay's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
redheadreader73's review against another edition
3.0
Just the right length for a three hour plane journey. Enough to keep me occupied but not gripping enough to keep me reading when the turbulence kicked in!