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A review by loop_laurens
These Great Athenians: Retold Passages for Seldom Heard Voices by Valentine Carter
challenging
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
A truely captivating and beautiful set of poems that achieve what so few mythology inspired titles -even 'feminist' ones- fail to do; giving the women agency and autonomy over their own stories.
Each poem felt unique, and each gave a thought-provoking, engaging, and novel perspective on a character from mythology, from the well-know to the oft-overlooked. It felt impossible to read each only once, and every reread just emphasizes how clever and insightful they are.
This collection lifts up the characters and truely gives them a sincere and real voice, and is a book I will treasure, enthusiastically recommend, and reread for years to come.
Each poem felt unique, and each gave a thought-provoking, engaging, and novel perspective on a character from mythology, from the well-know to the oft-overlooked. It felt impossible to read each only once, and every reread just emphasizes how clever and insightful they are.
This collection lifts up the characters and truely gives them a sincere and real voice, and is a book I will treasure, enthusiastically recommend, and reread for years to come.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape and Slavery