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Comments for Athena
Athena: 11/22/11
Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess by George O'Connor is the follow up to Zeus: King of the Gods. It was short listed for a Cybils award in the young adult graphic novel category.
The book tells of the life and times of Athena through a series of short episodes. It's a decent introduction to her myths in Greek mythology and might be fun for kids who have read the Rick Riordan books.
There's no doubt that Greek mythology is hot stuff right now in tween and YA books. It's probably the Percy Jackson effect. There's an influx of graphic novels inspired by Greek mythology, including graphic novel retellings of the Percy Jackson books (post link to Lightning Thief gn review).
While I'm normally a raving fan of pretty much anything published by First Second, Athena wasn't my cup of tea. Athena didn't stand out among the crowd of these Greek myth graphic novels. It's a perfectly adequate retelling but it wasn't an outstanding example.
Three stars.
Other posts and reviews:
- Back to Books
- Boys Rule Boys Read
- The Cybils
- George O'Connor's Online Sketch Book
- The Graphics Classroom
- The Librarianista
- Panel Patter
- Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
books | George O'Connor | graphic novel | 2010
Comments (2)
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Comment #1: Friday, November, 25, 2011 at 13:17:32
This is in my pile of books to read this weekend! Can't wait!
Comment #2: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 22:26:31
Pussreboots
Did you get to it? What did you think?
