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Tamra

The Children of Jocasta | Natalie Haynes

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Natalie had fun writing this novel and I had fun listening to it! 😊 5🌟

Cathythoughts Five Stars ! Stacked ❤️👍🏻 3w

Tamra @Cathythoughts I recommend reading Natalie‘s Afterword first. I think it would be helpful for more context - I‘m not very knowledgeable re: Greek mythology. I love how it‘s ongoing mutable storytelling! 3w

Cathythoughts Thanks ! I‘ll read the afterword. Yes , it‘s ongoing, some things in life don‘t really change that much. We were only discussing this idea at a recent bookclub. ❤️ 3w

Tamra @Cathythoughts I envy your bookclub! 😘 3w

Cathythoughts @Tamra If you ever come across the sea to Ireland …. 😘 3w

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HettyG

The Children of Jocasta | Natalie Haynes

I don't quite understand how I missed this one, this is one of my favorite authors. At any rate, it is so serendipitous that this book came up on my Audible because I am seeing Antigone staged in a week! I'm looking forward to understanding the story by learning it with Natalie Haynes, she's my all time favorite reteller of myths. 💜

Karisa Her work so great on audiobooks too! 💗💗💗 2mo

HettyG @Karisa for some reason she isn't reading her own work on this one... the narrator is fine but I love the author's voice! 2mo

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AnishaInkspill

The Children of Jocasta | Natalie Haynes

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Natalie Haynes‘s retells the story of Jocasta and her family by synthesising several Greek myths. Borrowed from Libby for the 2nd time, I knew what was coming but I was still surprised. It was how the tension is built as the story switches between two timelines, one telling Jocasta‘s story, and the other tells the story of her daughter Ismene, but what stands out is how Jocasta, the wife of Oedipus, is put back into centre stage of her own story.

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AnishaInkspill

The Children of Jocasta | Natalie Haynes

5 joys from my weeks, and a wonderful quote from my current read, The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes, so true 🙂

AnnCrystal 🎨💝💝💝💝💝. 2mo

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Zigsreads

...Antigone | Sophocles

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came to read this for school, stayed for the family drama

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Dilara

...Antigone | Sophocles

A modern retelling of Sophocles‘s Antigone by a street theater company right under my windows.

Bookwormjillk Cool! 4mo

lil1inblue Wow! 🤩🤩🤩 4mo

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4mo

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julesG

Antigone: Klassiker der Weltliteratur | Sophokles

#SundayFunday on Monday @BookmarkTavern

Do plays count?
🎭 Antigone by Sophocles - ca. 440BC

Does part of the Latin Bible count?
📔Vulgate - ca. 4th century AD

Other than that 🤔
Probably a Medieval book on either religion or medicine I needed to read for my studies in History. At a guess ca. 12th/13th century AD.

mrsmarch I mean, if we‘ve read the Epic of Gilgamesh, we‘ve pretty much read the oldest book in the world, right? 10mo

julesG @mrsmarch Right! I hadn't thought of Gilgamesh when I posted earlier. Amazing how old the story is and it's still being read. 10mo

BookmarkTavern Both totally count! Thanks for answering! 10mo

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bekakins

The Children of Jocasta | Natalie Haynes

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I love a retelling of a Greek myth, so really enjoyed this! I thought Haynes‘ take on the story was interesting, and I enjoyed hearing from characters with less of a voice in other works.

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