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Homoeroticism in a neomytholocical landscape
Thought i was buying a new conception of a Homeric myth. Instead I found myself muddling through a homoerotic romance novel about a weakling, a "jock" and an overbearing mother. Yeah some mythological reference is tossed in the salad but I quit this self indulgence about a third of the way through. Don't be fooled by the title. Positive reviews are a mystery to me. I got nothing against love stores whoever the lovers are but I don't enjoy romance novels, historic, contemporary or pseudo-mythological, especially where the partners are unequal. This is not a retelling of myth. Speculation into the private lives, loves and bedrooms of classical gods, demigods and heroes does little if anything to enhance understanding of the ground upon which classicism was built. At best it grants insight into the authors's fantasies in which I am frankly not interested.
January 2019 · Kindle Store · verified purchase