Reviews

The Penelopiad: The Play by Margaret Atwood

aurorasandsadprose13's review

4.0

Very well done and compelling.

tinybookland's review

fast-paced

3.0

pia_karma's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

fabiplieger's review

5.0

So beautiful and so fucking grim

sweether's review

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

tanvisreadventures's review

fast-paced

5.0

macaronis_telegraph's review

reflective sad 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

2.5

librarianinthewoods's review

4.0

Compelling and well written. I picked up the play by accident but enjoyed reading it as such. I will likely read the novella as well. In this play we get a retelling of parts of the Odyssey from Penelope’s perspective - the wife of Odysseus. This was an interesting read after recently finishing Circe by Madeline Miller. It wasn’t Penelope who commanded my attention and pity but the twelve young maids (slaves really) that were hanged. There is the great tragedy of the story and Atwood does a good job showing us some of the female perspective in these old myths.

betzi_star's review

fast-paced

4.0

alexandra114's review

dark funny sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0