Medusa: A beautiful and profound retelling of Medusa’s story

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Apart from the often-told horrors of rape, and stories of abandonment, male dominance, and deception, we see a coming-of-age of a girl disfigured and wrongly accused by the people who should be protecting her. So, Athena seeks revenge on Poseidon by assaulting Medusa, figuring, we guess, that this might make Poseidon sad, or something. i’m just really having a hard time wrapping my head around what part of this was supposed to be something new or interesting. As with many of the Greek Myths, mortals should always be careful what they promise, and what they wish for from the gods.

This book also shows a strong sisterhood between Stheno, Euyale and Medusa and I absolutely loved the relationship between Stheno and Medusa especially. Even when she stops taking to the waters to fish, Poseidon punishes her village with floods and storms. It was simultaneously antique with a creative twist, not entirely Greek-inspired art, but something wholly original too. I have always loved Medusa and I am thrilled to say this book finally does her the justice that l've always believed she deserved. As someone who has always been an advocate of female voices in literature, I am thrilled to say that Stone Blind has swept me away and has quickly become a new favourite.Four years on and exiled in a remote island with little company except her two immortal sisters, dog and the snakes that adorn her head, Medusa is entranced by the arrival of Perseus. Medusa, in this version, is a lonely young girl , the victim of a horrific act of rape, exiled to a “half-life”, disfigured and insecure, fearful for her future, loved and protected by her sisters but seething with rage within. In this fascinating reimagining of the myth of Medusa, author Jessie Burton presents us with a novel feminist twist to a character and story that has, for the most part, featured as one of Perseus’s heroic exploits.

It has the overhanging sense of dread throughout when you know it’s not going to go as hoped, the foreboding really shone through. Medusa or her Gorgon sisters appear in many video games and role-playing games, including Dungeons and Dragons, God of War, and Final Fantasy. I had a blast with this novel, which was longliMe encantó leer a esta medusa que en muchos relatos es tratada como monstruo, cuando realmente fue una mujer que sufrió la venganza de una Diosa.