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Medusa
- Narrated by: Alisha Bailey
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
Bloomsbury presents Medusa by Jessie Burton, read by Alisha Bailey.
A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally best-selling author of The Miniaturist.
Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. But when a charmed, beautiful boy called Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is disrupted with the force of a supernova, unleashing desire, love and betrayal....
This astonishing retelling of Greek myth is perfect for fans of Circe and The Silence of the Girls. Illuminating the girl behind the legend, it brings alive Medusa for a new generation.
Critic reviews
"Easily my read of the year. Sheer perfection from start to finish." (Catherine Doyle)
"This book is a beautiful excavation, uncovering the girl beneath the gorgon, the power within the punished. Exquisitely told, Medusa stole my heart from its first fierce lines." (Mary Watson)
"Fierce and tender and full of heart; the reclamation of self that Medusa is owed, the version of the myth that deserves to be told, passed girl to girl, painted across walls and screamed from rooftops." (Melinda Salisbury)
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- May
- 06-02-24
Bite size feminist story
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The true feminist story of medusa
The twist of story having medusa turn Perseus to stone instead of him killing her was a story I didn’t know I knew I needed. The way the author portrays Medusa’s character as well as her sisters makes you sympathise and be on the side of her. You understand her choices, how she chose to keep Perseus’s body on the cliff side as a memorial to her power.
The ending when she enters the water is beautiful, facing Poseidon after what he had done, realising that she is bigger and stronger than him, realising that she is medusa. Her accepting herself and her snakes is a true form of feminist embracement and I could have no asked for a better ending than how the author portrayed this.
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- Lily
- 24-05-23
Phenomenal
Jessie told Medusa's story and strength beautifully. It was both harrowing and inspiring to hear her traumas and how she learned to heal from them.
I think the narrator did such an amazing job as well, her voice fit so perfectly with Medusa
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- emmergee
- 25-06-23
Lovely short listen
I’ll call this a bubble gum listen - easy to listen to and follow the story. Being a myth to real life with a few twists
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- Wowbagger_The_Third
- 28-09-22
Enjoyed this but wanted more
I feel like I wanted more from this - both the story of Medusa herself instead of a recounted history, but also in the retelling (not to give too much away) I was a little disappointed in how it left the original story behind. I’m probably too fussy because Medusa is my favourite myth and I’ve been so looking forward to a decent reimagining!
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- Venetia H-P
- 07-03-22
I wish I’d read this as a teen!
Great intro to lots of feminist themes and a really interesting retelling of a classic Greek myth. Teenage me would have loved this, as an adult I enjoyed it but would have loved more action- all the narrative is in the past. I felt more could have been done in the present.
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- Layla Blackwell
- 15-09-22
interesting story. Well told.
Good recording of an interesting new perspective of an old myth. I enjoyed it. 🙂
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- Leanne S
- 13-06-23
Finally finished my first audiobook
I've been attempting audiobooks for a while (my ADHD brain tends to wander a lot), finally found one I could pay attention to in Medusa.
The reading of it was brilliant and interesting, loved the storyline, a character we all know getting to give her POV kept me hooked. it was a bit young but think it's aimed at teens/YA. Kept me hooked enough to pay attention and still do other simple activities ❤️
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- Caitlyn
- 22-02-22
A must for all teenage girls
Wrapped in a mythical story are some amazing messages for young ladies. Would have loved to have read this book in my early teens.
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- Sarah
- 30-04-23
an interesting take on this myth
Really enjoyed this story; imaginative and intriguing. A Greek retelling that doesn't end in complete tragedy for a change! 😅
It was short and easy to breeze through in a few hours. A great bitesize Greek myth with modern twists and insights.
Although I did find that the narrator talked a bit too slow for my liking so I did have to speed it up.
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