xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths | 
panUgh. This was upsetting. Out of fifty somewhat stories in it, there were about TWO that were actually any good and even remotely a reinterpretation and rethinking of classical myths. And one of those two I had read before. The rest were all set in modern times, boring as anything, and so overly pretentious. I am big into mythological reimaginings, but this collection just doesn‘t do it.
Book 2 of #24b4Monday
so-so3 1/2 stars for the collection overall.
Favourites (5 ⭐):
Sabina Murray
Manuel Muñoz
Edith Pearlman
Ben Loory
Manuela Draeger
Kit Reed
1 ⭐:
Eleanor Dymott
Aurelie Sheehan
Ander Monson
This just arrived and I'm eager to dive in.
Had a crap day at work so I was so happy to get home and find that my book outlet order came early!!! #bookhaul
So, I know I‘ve been horrible about posting. I will try to go back and review some things I‘ve finished lately! Meanwhile, I‘m taking a break with some short stories and a peppermint mocha after the emotionally exhausting Veteran‘s Day performance at my son‘s school.
Climate change, ocean acidification, the sixth mass extinction of species. Events that used to take hundreds of thousands of years, we humans have miraculously accomplished in little more than a century. We, in our less than divine wisdom but apparently quite divine powers, are now transforming the planet like an Olympian might have created an Ice Age, or a Titan might have thrown down an asteroid from the sky to kill off a bunch of dinosaurs.
Parenting confession: Sometimes I take my son to a fast-food playplace just so I can have a little uninterrupted reading time. 😅(For the record, we are customers. I buy drinks at least if we're not hungry.)
so-soFINALLY I am finished with this! Some of the short stories were excellent and haunting, but some just felt like filler, and I really had to slog through them. It could be I wasn't in the mood for short stories, or I could have been expecting more retelling of myths, rather than riffs on them. I renewed this four times from my library! This fulfills the letter #x for the #Litsyatoz challenge.
I've got all these going at once. My hold on Radium Girls finally came back in after I had to return it to the library. #currentread #riotgrams
This is my very literal interpretation of #bookandsun. I'm outside reading and the sun is reflecting off the water right into my eyes. 😆 #splashintosummerreads
My #TBR books right now are my selections for #LitsyAtoZ (only two letters left!), the twenty or so other books I'm currently reading, and all of the galleys on which I'm behind. As long as the list is, I'm sure I'll be reading some unexpected ones before I finish, as well. #splashintosummerreads
From "Devourings" by Aimee Bender--so good! #ogresftw #keepingitshort
A relaxing end to an exhausting day! I've looked at something like twelve houses in the last week and finally narrowed it down to two. I'm sure you all will understand when I say I'm struggling between the almost-perfect reading nook in one house and the other one that's right around the corner from the library!
Retellings of world myths?! Yes please!
If you're into fairy tale/myth retellings, punchy short stories, and unabashed weirdness, this book will ✅all those 📦es. Kate Bernheimer has the best titles. A great pick for #litsyatoz too! #titlesstartingwithxyz #seasonsreadings2016
Three myths in and so far I'm enjoying this collection enormously. Related to the picture: I am not a dog person per se but this Argos myth made me cry; it is so tragic and beautiful and brave.
I dashed through Powell's on a quick trip to Portland today and this is what stuck to me. After falling hard for The Song of Achilles, I am really looking forward to see what Madeline Miller does with "Galatea and Pygmalion." Though honestly the synopsis of pretty much every one of the myths in the table of contents has me ready to tear through this. Mr Duchovny's book might need to come first though for book clubbing reasons.
