What if tales of old weren't written by men about men for men? Hard not to measure it against Circe, which is a more thoughtful take on a similar idea, especially when the audiobook is read by a narrator who leans a little too far into the archness of Atwood's story, so that Penelope ends up sounding like a sassy Manhattan socialite rather than the world-weary but stoic voice that I had in my head from reading it on the page.
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Chris rated Night watch: 5 stars
Night watch by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs (Discworld, part 29)
One moment, Sir Sam Vimes is in his old patrolman form, chasing a sweet-talking psychopath across the rooftops of Ankh-Morpork. …
Chris rated The Prestige (Gollancz): 4 stars
Was by Geoff Ryman
Chris rated Christie Malry's Own Double-entry: 4 stars
Chris rated Unreality of Memory: 4 stars
Chris rated Paper Girls. Vol. 3: 5 stars
Paper Girls. Vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls, #3)
After surviving the strangest night of their lives in the Cleveland suburb of Stony Stream, intrepid young newspaper deliverers Erin, …
Chris rated Paper Girls, vol. 3: 5 stars
Paper Girls, vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls, #3)
Newspaper deliverers Erin, Mac and Tiffany finally reunite with their long-lost friend KJ in an unexpected new era, where the …
Chris rated Paper Girls: 5 stars
Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls #1)
Chris rated Paper Girls, Vol. 6: 5 stars
Paper Girls, Vol. 6 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson (Paper Girls #6)
THE END IS HERE!
After surviving adventures in their past, present and future, the Paper Girls of 1988 embark …
Chris rated Paper Girls, Vol. 5: 5 stars
Paper Girls, Vol. 5 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matthew Wilson (Paper Girls #5)
Can anyone escape fate? That’s what Mac and her fellow newspaper delivery girls must discover as they escape the year …
Chris rated Paper Girls Volume 4: 5 stars
Paper Girls Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan (Paper Girls #4)
The continuing story of newspaper deliverers Erin, Mac, KJ and Tiffany, as they time travel from prehistoric times to the …
Chris reviewed The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
Review of 'The Penelopiad' on 'LibraryThing'
3 stars
What if tales of old weren't written by men about men for men? Hard not to measure it against Circe, which is a more thoughtful take on a similar idea, especially when the audiobook is read by a narrator who leans a little too far into the archness of Atwood's story, so that Penelope ends up sounding like a sassy Manhattan socialite rather than the world-weary but stoic voice that I had in my head from reading it on the page.