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A review by sweekune
Mischief Acts by Zoe Gilbert
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
4/5
Audiobook narrated by James Goode, Jilly Bond, Kit Griffith's, Sean Barrett and Sharon Eckman.
A poetical collection of connected short stories centered around the legend of Herne the Hunter. Starting with an interpretation of the Herne myth, we go from the middle ages through to the near future, each story its own but showing the passage of time, change of attitude and the degradation and restoration of nature.
- Herne the hunter is a figure that has fascinated me for some time and I love how Gilbert has interpreted him and threaded him through these narratives. Sometimes he's an actual person, sometimes a whisper or a ghost, sometimes he's only there in spirit. But he's there and despite the changes that happen he exerts his influence on the Great North Wood.
- The prose, and interspersed songs and poems, was beautiful. Each chapter was told in a different style and voiced by a different narrator which gave lots of character and nuance. I really enjoyed how this was written, put together and performed.
- I loved the nature focused theme of the book and the various ways the woods and its inhabitants are described at different times and places.
For lovers of folklore, nature and beautiful writing and performance. A unique and magic experience.
Audiobook narrated by James Goode, Jilly Bond, Kit Griffith's, Sean Barrett and Sharon Eckman.
A poetical collection of connected short stories centered around the legend of Herne the Hunter. Starting with an interpretation of the Herne myth, we go from the middle ages through to the near future, each story its own but showing the passage of time, change of attitude and the degradation and restoration of nature.
- Herne the hunter is a figure that has fascinated me for some time and I love how Gilbert has interpreted him and threaded him through these narratives. Sometimes he's an actual person, sometimes a whisper or a ghost, sometimes he's only there in spirit. But he's there and despite the changes that happen he exerts his influence on the Great North Wood.
- The prose, and interspersed songs and poems, was beautiful. Each chapter was told in a different style and voiced by a different narrator which gave lots of character and nuance. I really enjoyed how this was written, put together and performed.
- I loved the nature focused theme of the book and the various ways the woods and its inhabitants are described at different times and places.
For lovers of folklore, nature and beautiful writing and performance. A unique and magic experience.