![]() ![]() She is fascinated by her visitors, but fears that he will either be put off by her snakes – all of which have names and distinct personalities – or else fall victim to the curse which has been placed on Medusa by the goddess Athena that harm will come to any man wholooks upon her. ![]() While her sisters are out on their daily explorations of the local area, Medusa watches a boy come ashore with his own dog. This version of the story opens with Medusa living in exile on a remote island with her sisters and her dog. ![]() In this version of the story, told from Medusa’s point of view rather than from that of Perseus, and using the Greek names in spite of borrowing heavily from Ovid, Medusa is the only Gorgon with snakes for hair, while her sisters, Stheno and Euryale, are the only members of the trio to have wings. I also appreciate a well-illustrated novel or novella, so this book was enticing on all counts, though I suspect it would work even better in print than it does as in electronic formats. I mostly prefer Greek mythology over the Roman versions of the same stories, in spite of studying Latin at school. I’m always keen to read retellings of myths, legends, and fairy tales, especially ones that place a feminist slant on stories that might originally have read as misogynistic. ![]() Young Adult Mythological Ficton published by Bloomsbury YA 11 Jan 22 Stevie‘s review of Medusa by Jessie Burton and Olivia Lomenech Gill ![]()
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