Jessica
Pleasure :: 4 - Can't really call this a 'pleasurable' read in any traditional sense of the word, but read it in essentially one sitting. Accessible, frank, engaging.
Purpose :: 4 - Does not hold back, but is not salacious in any way. Interrogates assumptions and interweaves art and literary analysis in a way I haven't seen.
Plot :: 4
Prose :: 3
Personal :: 3
Avg → ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½
Pleasure :: 4 - Can't really call this a 'pleasurable' read in any traditional sense of the word, but read it in essentially one sitting. Accessible, frank, engaging.
Purpose :: 4 - Does not hold back, but is not salacious in any way. Interrogates assumptions and interweaves art and literary analysis in a way I haven't seen.
Plot :: 4
Prose :: 3
Personal :: 3
Avg → ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½
Powerful, but could have been much shorter. The rape and pillage of the Congo has been relentless since white men first step foot in this incredibly resource-rich land. It is so easy to look the other way. We shouldn't.
Powerful, but could have been much shorter. The rape and pillage of the Congo has been relentless since white men first step foot in this incredibly resource-rich land. It is so easy to look the other way. We shouldn't.
Highly readable. Excellent humor. I have high hopes for this series. If the next book were available, I would read it immediately.
Highly readable. Excellent humor. I have high hopes for this series. If the next book were available, I would read it immediately.
Atlanta. Civil Rights. Complex Black Society. LGBTQ stories. Abortion. This story shares a lot of DNA with These Heathens. Both are outstanding.
Atlanta. Civil Rights. Complex Black Society. LGBTQ stories. Abortion. This story shares a lot of DNA with These Heathens. Both are outstanding.
I am not sure even how to classify the genre here. Thriller? True crime? Retelling? Whatever it was, it was very good. It isn't a thriller because the story is so well known, so no thrills. Not true crime because it is fully fictionalized. I guess it is a retelling. And like all *good* retellings, it tells you something new. 10/10 would recommend.
I am not sure even how to classify the genre here. Thriller? True crime? Retelling? Whatever it was, it was very good. It isn't a thriller because the story is so well known, so no thrills. Not true crime because it is fully fictionalized. I guess it is a retelling. And like all *good* retellings, it tells you something new. 10/10 would recommend.
Pleasure? 5 Purpose? 5 Plot? 5 Prose? 4 Personal? 4
Avg 4.6 → ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I mean... this should be much more well known. The only reason I can think that it is not is that it is *dense* and *very* literate. I will be thinking about this one for a long time.
Pleasure? 5 Purpose? 5 Plot? 5 Prose? 4 Personal? 4
Avg 4.6 → ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I mean... this should be much more well known. The only reason I can think that it is not is that it is *dense* and *very* literate. I will be thinking about this one for a long time.
A re-retelling. A new thing I am trying. Reading two retelling in close proximity. Paired this with the excellent 'No Friend to this House'. They are both outstanding. They are both very modern and very feminist. I think this one maybe packs more of a punch. Medea... How do you humanize one of the most reviled characters in literature -- a woman who killed her children...?? Well Haynes and Hewitt both cracked it as far as I am concerned.
A re-retelling. A new thing I am trying. Reading two retelling in close proximity. Paired this with the excellent 'No Friend to this House'. They are both outstanding. They are both very modern and very feminist. I think this one maybe packs more of a punch. Medea... How do you humanize one of the most reviled characters in literature -- a woman who killed her children...?? Well Haynes and Hewitt both cracked it as far as I am concerned.
The author never really tells you how unreliable this unreliable narrator is. Like never. But she is 100% mad. It is the only way to make sense of this story. Not ever sure what is real and what isn't. A disorienting read.
The author never really tells you how unreliable this unreliable narrator is. Like never. But she is 100% mad. It is the only way to make sense of this story. Not ever sure what is real and what isn't. A disorienting read.
A re-retelling. A new thing I am trying. Reading two retelling in close proximity. Paired this with the excellent 'No Friend to this House'. They are both outstanding. They are both very modern and very feminist. I think this one maybe packs more of a punch. Medea... How do you humanize one of the most reviled characters in literature -- a woman who killed her children...?? Well Haynes and Hewitt both cracked it as far as I am concerned.
A re-retelling. A new thing I am trying. Reading two retelling in close proximity. Paired this with the excellent 'No Friend to this House'. They are both outstanding. They are both very modern and very feminist. I think this one maybe packs more of a punch. Medea... How do you humanize one of the most reviled characters in literature -- a woman who killed her children...?? Well Haynes and Hewitt both cracked it as far as I am concerned.
- Jean Anouilh
- Manny Rayner
- Rosa Ritchie
- Robert Glasser
- Gwyn Glasser
- Yann Davies
- Marta
- Kirsten Anker
- Cathy Chua
A re-read. And a re-retelling. And a classic. Just as timely and formative as ever. I recommend the BBC Drama on 3 audio play from May 2024 if you can find it.
A re-read. And a re-retelling. And a classic. Just as timely and formative as ever. I recommend the BBC Drama on 3 audio play from May 2024 if you can find it.