It rights some wrongs and made me think, but also gave me everything I wanted for Medusa and myself.

I am telling you this because you need to understand what happened when Perseus turned up on my island.

Haunted by the memories of a life before everything was stolen from her, she has no choice but to make peace with her present: Medusa the Monster. With a look that would turn men to stone, Medusa has earned her place in Greek mythology as the ruthless Gorgon, with a head of snakes.

The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. the conclusion is so forceful in its want to be a ‘feminist’ book too, as it ends with a warning about women who gain reputations like medusa. The prose is beautiful and unambiguous in keeping with the author’s intention to make this story accessible to a younger audience.I’m glad it was illustrated because it greatly enhanced my reading experience and added to the storybook atmosphere the words themselves created.

It’s a fantastic independent book seller that will actually be responsive and select appropriate books for you. Onto this island sails a young lad, Perseus, who is on a quest, also at the behest of his fickle elders. But when the charmed and beautiful Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is blown apart, unleashing desire, love… and betrayal. Burton has successfully written a novel that will bring a younger audience towards the likes of Natalie Haynes and Madeline Miller. Throughout, its seriousness is balanced by colloquial quips (“Nothing to look at here…”, Medusa knows she should tell Perseus) and sly humour.Medusa’s sisters, who are both immortal, think that the only way to stop a god is to ask another god for help. This book was described as "a dazzling, feminist retelling of a Greek myth," which is a perfect fit for my daughter's reading pile. A stunning story, a beautifully illustrated hardback that is worth having on the bookshelf for the imagery alone and a story that is told with sentiment, elegance and meaning. It ailed her to think of people either adoring or being jealous of her for her beauty, as it seemed this was something that belonged to them, rather than to her. Cursed by the Goddess Athena and transformed into a Gorgon with snakes in place of her once beautiful hair, the once beautiful Medusa now lives on a deserted island with her sisters, Stheno and Euryale,and her dog Argentus.

if i knew this was just going to be two characters repeating their backgrounds and then the actual myth part of the story happening in the last 5% or less, i would never have added this to my most-anticipated. And discover that as alike as they are, they are set on a collision course that only one can survive. But piecing Medusa’s story together through the course of this book, a story fractured by monstrous myths, proved to be at once satisfying and heartbreaking. Some of the illustrations are so powerful as well, you could feel the emotions emanating off the page.one line would be beautiful and introspective, and the next would be a line you’d read in a stereotypical YA novel. One that made me think was the message to not over promise, because Medusa had promised many things that she did not have the power to control, and in doing so entrapped herself and sealed her own destiny. This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally).