You know her name, you know her story. Just not the right one. Within the depths of the Underworld the formidable snake-haired Gorgon has finally had enough. Tired of being eternally and unjustly brandished a villain, Medusa has found the courage to face her tragic past and speak out. Determined to expose the centuries of lies surrounding her name, Medusa gives unparalleled insight into her cursed life, from her earliest memories and abandonment at birth, right through to her tragic and untimely death at the hands of the hero Perseus. Through telling her story, Medusa finally reveals the lost truth behind antiquity’s most infamous monster. MEDUSA breathes new life into an ancient story and echoes the battle that women throughout millennia have continued to wage – the opportunity to simply be heard.
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04.5 Stars
Yesssss. THIS IS THE MEDUSA BOOK I WAS HOPING FOR WITH LORE!
This book gave all of my feminist Medusa thoughts their own wings to fly.
Which is basically me just saying, I have a long-running obsession with Medusa and her origin story. The story we rarely hear because history has taught us that Medusa is a monster. But originally in Greek mythos, she was a monster, yes, but she was also a victim.
This book is told to us from Medusa's POV in modern-day (from her place in Tartarus), as a reply of her life. From her birth to her death and even a little of her after-life. She talks about all of the things that happened to her. The tragedies of her life. But it's not all sad, there are some good parts as well.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough if you love Medusa or Greek mythology. However, there are some hard content warnings here that you should definitely check out. While there is content involving abandonment, death, murder, and general bloodshed, I think the biggest is rape and rape resulting in pregnancy.
cover 5; characters 4; plot 4; pace 5; writing 5; enjoyment 4.
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