Book Review Wrath Goddess Sing By Maya Deane вђ Cloudођ Wrath goddess sing is the debut novel of maya deane, a graduate of the rutgers camden mfa program in creative writing and has been a fan of the iliad since she was six years old. wrath goddess sing is a retelling of the story of the trojan war from the perspective of achilles as a trans woman. i was looking forward to reading this novel. Wrath goddess sing. this fresh perspective is valuable even if the swashbuckling style of the prose lands a little heavily on the page. a retelling of the iliad featuring an achilles who's a trans woman. finding an elasticity in the story of the iliad, deane pits achilles against helen of troy in the trojan war.
Wrath Goddess Sing A Novel By Maya Deane Paperback Barnes Nobleв Kindle $15.99. drawing on ancient texts and modern archeology to reveal the trans woman's story hidden underneath the well known myths of the iliad, maya deane's wrath goddess sing weaves a compelling, pitilessly beautiful vision of achilles' vanished world, perfect for fans of song of achilles and the inheritance trilogy.the gods wanted blood. Instead, she is the daughter of a mortal woman, thetis, wife of peleus, who died in childbirth, and also the daughter of athena, the silent one, whose power touches her life and her dreams. deane conflates the patroness athena, the athena who grabs achilles’ hair in myth to prevent an outburst that would anger agamemnon, with the more. Last updated on july 3, 2024. wrath goddess sing by maya deane is a hard book to review. it is a book that it is more than the sum of its parts – a retelling of the illiad featuring achilles as a trans woman, written by a trans woman author. it is a first, certainly for traditional publishing. Wrath goddess sing. written by maya deane. review by eileen charbonneau. buckle up for the fall of troy once again, this time reimagined through the eyes of achilles, who grew up as male to female transgender and is transformed into the female warrior demi god daughter of athena. almost drowned as a child while raised by her vicious myrmidon.
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