The Story of Antigone | 
Saturday has been a graphic novel, classic retelling with illustrations type of day.
Moonstruck vol. 1 and vol. 2 were adorable and I gave both 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heartstopper vol. 1 was all the feel goods and I gave it 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sleepless had ancient magic, animal familiar and court politics, I also gave 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lastly The Story of Antigone was cleverly told through the eyes of a crow 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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The tagged book was the last I read, and one word to describe it is - Tragic. 😢
Congratulations, Cathy for the Litsy milestone and thanks for doing this fabulous giveaway! 💕😗
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I guess it is not an easy challenge to adapt the story of Antigone to a new and younger audience but this vividly told and wonderfully illustrated retelling of Sophocles‘s tragedy is well done, I‘d say. The story is cleverly told through the eyes of a sarcastic crow. There‘s also an epilogue where the crow interviewed the author on the explanation of the story and its themes. I liked that Smith has injected a little humour in it. Recommended.
pickJust gorgeous. Ali Smith rewrites Antigone for a young(ish) audience. She adds a little humour and makes a dark story accessible to younger readers with the help of her cynical crow-narrator and adds her own unique voice to a timeless story. Laura Paoletti's illustrations are gorgeous and the attention to detail in the design are just what I've come to expect from Pushkin Press. I may have to buy the rest in the Save the Story collection...
"Mad as she is," she said. "The best. The finest sister in the world."
"I've got to die anyway," Antigone said, still with her back turned. "I've got to be dead for a lot longer than I'm going to be alive."
pickA sheer delight of a book that makes an impossibly violent and sad Greek myth accessible to young people. Humour abounds within the confines of much death and honour.
