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A review by kirstyreadsthings
Greek Mythology: Gods and Heroes Brought to Life by Robert Garland
4.0
Thank you to Netgalley and Pen and Sword for this ARC!
It's no secret that I am a huge fan of Greek Mythology and have read so many book relating to it, so it was no surprise that I enjoyed this book.
So this is an anthology of all the Greek myths we know and love with a bit of a twist, they are all written from the point of view of the gods. A first person narrative isn't something I have come across when it comes to a collection of myths, and it was quiet a refreshing change. The changing narrative is cleverly done between each character and real personalities start to develop for each character.
As someone with a bit of knowledge into Greek Mythology I was able to follow along rather easily, however someone with little background may struggle a bit. This is not to say that this book is complicated, it's just Greek mythology as a whole is complicated (what do you expect with the family trees) and there isn't much to help accommodate this within the pages.
I also found this book very witty and I did laugh out loud at some points. Garland has done a great job of pulling in modern colloquialisms to bring these old myths into the 21st century.
The drawings however, greatly confused me. Sure they were in a style that sort of matches that of the ancient Greek period, but the sketches in this book seemed out of place and a bit odd to be truthful.
All in all a great book on Greek Mythology with a funny twist.
It's no secret that I am a huge fan of Greek Mythology and have read so many book relating to it, so it was no surprise that I enjoyed this book.
So this is an anthology of all the Greek myths we know and love with a bit of a twist, they are all written from the point of view of the gods. A first person narrative isn't something I have come across when it comes to a collection of myths, and it was quiet a refreshing change. The changing narrative is cleverly done between each character and real personalities start to develop for each character.
As someone with a bit of knowledge into Greek Mythology I was able to follow along rather easily, however someone with little background may struggle a bit. This is not to say that this book is complicated, it's just Greek mythology as a whole is complicated (what do you expect with the family trees) and there isn't much to help accommodate this within the pages.
I also found this book very witty and I did laugh out loud at some points. Garland has done a great job of pulling in modern colloquialisms to bring these old myths into the 21st century.
The drawings however, greatly confused me. Sure they were in a style that sort of matches that of the ancient Greek period, but the sketches in this book seemed out of place and a bit odd to be truthful.
All in all a great book on Greek Mythology with a funny twist.