Task #15: A book of mythology or folklore

[Melissa]

Emily wrote: "I am reading fractured fairytales by jane yolen for this one. I love fairytales and i find i love the collection of vignettes pulled into a book style. So far so good!"

Oh fun! Although I can also be something of a fairytale "purist," if such a thing is even possible, I do love Jane Yolen. I especially liked her Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls as she both preserves the original story while offering tales that subvert the image of the passive female.

[Melissa]

If someone is looking for a slightly crazy take on modified fairytales in graphic novel form, Bill Willinghams series, beginning with Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile is a blast!

I see someone already mentioned The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel as another sequential art option--yay! I just want to add that the author, Gareth Hinds, has a number of other titles that would fit this category. I admire his ability to make these older tales more accessible to a wider audience, while maintaining a keen respect for the original language and stories.

Cheers!

[Teresa]

I listened to Circe. It was great, I'll be reading/listening to more by the author.

[Sheri]

The prompt says a book OF mythology or folklore, does that mean it should be a collection of tales? Or would retellings/novels based on mythology and folklore count? seems like peoples responses are all over the place, I wasn't sure if there was an official note on how the prompt was intended.

I've read a number of books related to mythology/folklore this year Circe, The Song of Achilles, The Poppy War, The Half-Drowned King, The City of Brass, Trail of Lightning among others, but not sure if the point was more to read a collection of tales like Norse Mythology or something like that.

[Mya]

Sheri,
By the suggestions on the bookriot page, your selections meet the criteria. :)


https://bookriot.com/?p=254783

[Mya]

I've found this challenge an interesting way to add more layers to the #ownvoices challenges.

[sillypunk]

I am going to go with A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes which I think fits?

[Emerging]

I'm reading The One Hundred Nights of Hero for this one. Enjoying it!

[Monique]

I have just finished reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller which was fantastic and an interesting take on the story of Achilles

Last year I read Circe Lao by Madeline Miller which became one of my all time favourite reads.

[Wellington]

For this challenge I read Aru Shah And The End Of Time by Roshani Chokshi.

[Richard]

If you want to move beyond European mythology, check out Amish Tripathi's Shiva Trilogy or Ram Chandra series. I just finished The Immortals of Meluha and it was a fun time.

[Teresa]

The Immortals of Meluha has been in my TBR for years. I keep forgetting I can request an inter-library loan.

[Monica]

I'm going for Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson for this one. It's sort of Caribbean folklore-ish.

[Karen]

I'm reading Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and it suddenly struck me that it fits this prompt -- Mayan gods and mythology.