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YA味很浓的美杜莎故事重述，实际上不是很能认为是重述，更像是一个平行宇宙的美杜莎，隐藏身份和珀修斯成了未曾谋面的朋友和恋人，甚至对他讲述了自己的悲惨遭遇，然而揭示自己的真实身份也让她看清了这个看似理解她、同情她、信任她的珀修斯……这版的珀修斯相比之下很真实，从来都不是英雄，而是逼迫自己相信杀掉美杜莎就可以拯救母亲的孩子，得知美杜莎的真实身份后他抛下之前的情谊，对她举起了利剑，然而也许正是此前对美杜莎的了解让他潜意识把美杜莎当做一个活生生的人而非拥有危险力量的怪物，这个平行宇宙的珀修斯居然因为直视美杜莎而变成了雕像……实话讲对这个结局我有点意外，但是看到美杜莎因此获得了自由，并认识和拥抱自己的力量，不再把它视作诅咒，其实让我长舒一口气，然而让我不是很满意的是对雅典娜的描述，罪恶的源头是波塞冬却把雅典娜描绘成最阴险狡诈、不近人情、嫉妒心泛滥的那个，仿佛她才是陷害美杜莎的主谋，不是很能赞同这种塑造
Medusa [Book] Google Books
author:
Jessie Burton
publishing house:
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
2022
- 01
A dazzling, lyrical YA retelling of Greek myth, from Jessie Burton, internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.
"A powerfully feminist, elegiac, and original twist on this old story." -Madeline Miller, bestselling author of The Song of Achilles
If I told you that I'd killed a man with a glance, would you wait to hear the rest? The why, the how, what happened next?
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, betrayal . . . and destiny itself.
With stunning, full-color illustrations and a first person narrative illuminating the fierce, vulnerable, determined girl behind the myth, this astonishing retelling is perfect for readers of Circe, and brings the story of Medusa to life for a new generation.
"A powerfully feminist, elegiac, and original twist on this old story." -Madeline Miller, bestselling author of The Song of Achilles
If I told you that I'd killed a man with a glance, would you wait to hear the rest? The why, the how, what happened next?
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, betrayal . . . and destiny itself.
With stunning, full-color illustrations and a first person narrative illuminating the fierce, vulnerable, determined girl behind the myth, this astonishing retelling is perfect for readers of Circe, and brings the story of Medusa to life for a new generation.