Reviews

Cupid: A Tale of Love and Desire by Julius Lester

aemkea's review

5.0

Short, but lyrical, this little retelling of the story of Cupid and Pysche is funny, charming and (when I say this I mean the characters' personalities and feelings, not the whole I'm a greek Goddess angle) relatable.

It's a little gem. Read it..

di_so's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

daughterofaphrodite's review

4.0

cute story 3.5 stars, bumped to 4 stars because the audiobook narration was delightful

bhauser's review

3.0

I like the author's narration of the story of Cupid and Psyche. He is absolutely correct when he says, "the interesting thing about this particular story is that it taught me that sometimes I act like Cupid and sometimes I act like Psyche." Like all good books we see a little of ourselves in the characters, and that helps to make us part of the universal story of life.

charlise_lin's review

dark informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

andywersol's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

betraya6789's review

2.0

I love Greek mythology and retellings of those myths but this left me super disappointed. I found it very rambly and although some of it was funny I felt like I was reading someones journal rather then a book and that left the retelling getting kind of lost.

syncup's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-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

Have you ever gotten so bored listening to an audiobook that you processed none of the words? Well, I wish this is what I experienced. 
Instead I got no meaningful words and a couple slurs with an overwhelming amount of sexism. 

paolahenonin's review

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

bookcleavage's review

5.0

Ahh, another beautiful tale of forbidden love - yet this book is anything but cliche.
This book is great because it gives a modern-day setting to characters in greek mythology. And my personal favorite part is that Cupid, instead of being a cute little baby, is a hunky grown man!
Like love stories?
Like greek mythology?
Got a sarcastic sense of humor?
READ THIS BOOK!