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405 reviews
Treasury of Folklore: Seas & Rivers: Sirens, Selkies and Ghost Ships by Dee Dee Chainey, Willow Winsham
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
Hestia-Goddess of the Hearth: The Archetypal, Architectural, and Spiritual Functions of the Hearth as Home of the Human Soul by Janet Bubar Rich
informative
medium-paced
2.5
Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart: Poems of the Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna by Judy Grahn, Enheduanna, Betty De Shong Meador
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I don’t really know how to put into words how absolutely MAGICAL this book was. The poetry translations are divine and the way Meador writes about both Enheduanna and Inanna is just, perfect. Ancient Sumerian lesbian goals tbh
Myth Into Art: Poet and Painter in Classical Greece by H.A. Shapiro
informative
slow-paced
3.5
The way it was put together was a little confusing, and it ended really abruptly but I did enjoy it. Pretty informative.
Memoirs of a Spacewoman by Naomi Mitchison
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Don’t ever want to read a memoir that isn’t this book.
The October Country by Ray Bradbury
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.5
This was so wonderful. I’d forgotten the joys of short stories and particularly of Bradbury. Definitely was a little unsettling some of the stories that made me feel quite uneasy and a bit paranoid about the dark, but I loved it. My only problem with Bradbury’s short stories is that they’re so delicious and so easy to get into it feels like when it ends it’s never enough.
Plainwater: Essays and Poetry by Anne Carson
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
4 stars purely for the anthology of water. That section was, beyond describable and hit me right in the chest with every passing page.
The initial half was a bit hard to get into and it didn’t totally feel like it made sense as a whole but I want to read more Carson for sure.
The initial half was a bit hard to get into and it didn’t totally feel like it made sense as a whole but I want to read more Carson for sure.
The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Ooph. Even though I know the story of Oedipus and I know what’s going to happen I was still HOPING. Congrats to Natalie Haynes for breaking my heart again.
Zeus is a Dick by Susie Donkin
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
I got to page 8 before I just couldn’t do it. You don’t need to make the Greeks interesting or funny, the material is already there. I just can’t face reading about Gaia using Pinterest and Apollo being “a mood”.