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ilaydesu's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
n9mr9t9's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
sea_sea's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Very interesting rework of Medea. This book focuses on multiple characters of the greek mythology of Medea and the Argonauts, mostly concentrating on her time in Corinth. It shows Medea slowly being destroyed by the people around her, all because she figured out a horrible secret. It also sheds a different light on the murder of her children. In this book she is framed for the murder by the people of Corinth, who push all the blame on her, because she is different. It is written very confusingly sometimes and I only started to appreciate this book after rereading certain chapters. The characters are all so complex and it is very fun to slowly figure out everything. You do have to read very thoroughly and carefully though, it is not easy to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
matbdn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
birgits_bookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Dieses Buch hat mir sehr gut gefallen, auch die Zitate am Anfang jedes Kapitels. Ich habe ja jetzt schon mehrere Werke gelesen die sich mit dem Medea-Thema beschäftigen, aber das hat mir bis jetzt am besten gefallen. Der Schreibstil war sehr angenehm und hat zwischen den Kapiteln variiert, je nachdem wer gerade erzählt. Auch hat dieses Buch einen etwas anderen Blickpunkt auf die Geschichte, den ich sehr interessant finde.
tnt307's review against another edition
4.0
Nachdem ich bereits Euripides' Medea gelesen habe, war meine Erfahrung mit dem Buch vermutlich ein bisschen anders. Am Anfang hatte ich ein bisschen Probleme, in das Buch einzusteigen, aber es hat mir gefallen. Es hat mir sehr gefallen. Es hat ein anderes Licht an Medea und die ganze Geschichte geworfen, die mir so viel mehr gefallen hat. Es war alles etwas angenehmer und fast friedlicher gewesen.
richardwells's review against another edition
5.0
A new take on the old myth, but not having read any of the old, I read the new without qualms, and found it to be a terrific tale, well told. In this telling, Medea is destroyed; framed for killing her son, and desecrating his body, all because she discovered a scandalous event, and telling the truth about it. Ah, a prophet, unwelcome in her adopted city. The book is filled with murder, duplicity, high politics and shenanigans. It's short, shapely, and moves along with delicious prose.