Welcome to Lightning Reviews, where we give you some quick, miniature reviews! Because sometimes we’re tired or a book might not require the typical 1000+ words of squeeing or raging. All of today’s reviews are by Carrie. She has two very interesting graphic novels and a movie staring Abbie Cornish and Ben Whishaw.
Persephone is a graphic novel that re-imagines the Persephone story from Greek mythology as a fantasy about science, magic, mothers, and daughters. It’s not a romance. Instead, it’s a coming-of-age story about a girl who has to emerge from her mother’s shadow and find her own identity. In this version, the world above (Eleusis) and the world below (Hades) existed in peace until Hades, Lord of the Underworld, became paranoid and launched war on Eleusis. Hades … Continue reading Persephone by Loic Locatelli-Kournwsky
