xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths by Kate Bernheimer

xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths

New Fairy Tales #2

Kate Bernheimer

577 pages first pub 2013 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
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Fifty leading writers retell myths from around the world in this dazzling follow-up to the bestselling My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me. Icarus flies once more. Aztec jaguar gods again stalk the earth. An American soldier designs a new...

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Community Reviews

3.34
based on 292 reviews

Moods

dark: 64%

mysterious: 57%

adventurous: 50%

challenging: 42%

emotional: 35%

reflective: 28%

funny: 14%

sad: 14%

tense: 14%


Pace

5% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
47% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
72% of readers chose A mix
9% of readers chose Character
9% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
55% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
33% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

55% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose No
22% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

22% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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