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The Greek Myth Marathon
List of Greek Myth re-telling/inspired books.
Book(s) of the Month(s) 📚
Here's every book so far from BOTM's monthly shortlist since February 2015 for anyone who wants to read them all like I do!
Greek mythology was never just a phase mom
All the greek mythology I can find out there! There is a lot of Percy Jackson and then quite a bit more. A mixture of more modern retellings and also the books and plays they're derived from.
⚔️ Rise, Sisters - Female Rage and Power
Books about feminine power and rage. Inspiring, enraging, validating. Let us rise, my sisters.
mythology
books inspired by a range of mythologies (mostly Greek, Egyptian, & Hindu)
Let Them Speak! Allow Them to Talk!
Women who are often background characters in the story, modern retellings that give voice to the women in folklore and mythology.
I Am Myth and I Am Rage
Mythology retellings that focus specifically on the most juicy feminine rage you can find.
mythology retellings
Greek, Roman, Arthurian, Norse, Celtic, Hindu, Japanese, and more!
Greek Myth Retellings
Women's Bodies
They aren't fucking yours
greek mythology and retellings
any book that has to do with greek mythology and whatever retellings i find on the internet.
It’s all Greek (myth) to me
Books that retell and reference Greek Mythology
Suggestions welcome
The entire Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist
Complete! Every book longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction since it was founded in 1996, under its current title and previous sponsored titles of 'Orange' and 'Baileys' Prize for Fiction. I want to hear your percentage overlap in the comments!
Down With the (Female) Sickness
Books that highlight the ways gender roles have harmed women, often through assigning an inherent wickedness to the entire gender and using suffering or punishment to “liberate” women from our wickedness. Starting with The Yellow Wallpaper, in which Victorian standards for women expected purity and perfection. Imperfection, whether it be postpartum depression or strong opinions, was labeled as female hysteria and treated in a way that only further harmed women. Exploring empowerment & autonomy
It's all Greek to me 🏺🏛
In light of the recent interest in Greek mythology because of the release of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, here is a list of Greek myths and retellings of them
mythology and lore reimagined
novels based on mythologies and folklore around the world -- recs welcome!!
It's the History of Man
Inspired by Maisie Peters' song "History of Man", this list includes novels and nonfiction books that deal in some way with themes surrounding the subjugation of women and misogyny, such as unequal power dynamics in romantic relationships, subversion of stereotypes and societal expectations of motherhood. May prompt female rage.
Non-cringe greek mythology
Greek mythology retellings and analysis that aren't just cash grabs, badly written, or copy/paste romance.
Guardian 100
Top 100 books of the 21st century
Fae & Flame Society Women’s Prize Nominations
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