Olhar petrificante: A história da Medusa

Stone Blind is a Greek Mythology Medusa retelling, but where it stands apart from other retellings is its inclusion of many other characters.The focus is on Medusa, but we see the build-up and backstory of everyone from Hera to Athena, Perseus, Danaë, and more.Because of this, the story is well-rounded. We get to understand all characters within the story and their motivations. I particularly enjoyed seeing some chapters featuring Hera, a character we don’t see much of unless she’s made out to be the villain. Like many retellings, it does adapt the original myth and change some aspects of it. As is the beauty and nature of a retelling. I didn't mind these changes, honestly, and they definitely added to the story.It's worth bearing in mind that my enjoyment of this book may actually hinge on the fact that I know these stories and these characters. There's a base level of knowledge there. I'm unsure what experience you'd have without it. You'd probably enjoy it all the same, but reading may take a little longer.Towards the middle, the story does start to drag a little. Because I already know the story, especially Perseus’s, I wanted these chapters to be quicker. Medusa’s chapters, though, I could read them over and over.Although I mentioned that I liked seeing the perspective of these additional characters, there may just be too many of them. If you don’t know Greek Mythology, it’s probably confusing, and even then, we don’t get to see quite enough of each of them, to really understand why they make the decisions they do.There's a lot of humour, though, which I enjoyed. I only wish it was consistent. Some parts of Perseus's story we're almost comic through the dialogue of the characters, but not always. I think it would work a lot better if there were specific comedy relief characters that were always funny. Rather than them being funny sometimes and pretty serious other times.The writing has a musical, magical quality to it. Almost dreamy, which fits so well with the Greek Mythology genre. A great read, especially if you want to expand your Greek Mythology horizons.For more reviews and book recommendations, check out my YouTube channel