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Ladataan... Goddess of Buttercups & Daisies: A Novel (vuoden 2015 painos)Tekijä: Martin Millar (Tekijä)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. The Goddess Of Buttercups And Daisies is based on historical events and famous figures in Athens circa 421BC. The character of playwright Aristophanes, the peace talks between Athena and Sparta, and the comedy competition during the Spring Festival are entwined in a story that combines adventure, political intrigues and characters from Greek mythology. The writing is seamless and allows one to get totally immersed – it felt like I stood right beside Aristophanes when he labored to stage his comedy, agonizing about sabotage and the better funding that his competitors were receiving. Characters from Greek Mythology take active part in the adventure. I especially liked the talkative nymph and the eight-hundred-years-old Amazon, who came to Athens to save the peace talks and to counter the bad influence of another immortal character and her formidable bodyguard. Millar's storytelling is captivating. Highly recommended to those who enjoy a mix of adventure and wit, sword fights and the interaction between the immortals and humans. näyttää 2/2 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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Aristophanes is inconsolable--his rival playwrights are hogging all the local attention, a pesky young wannabe poet won't leave him alone, his actors can't remember their lines, and his own festival sponsor seems to be conspiring against him, withholding direly needed funds for set design and, most importantly, giant phallus props. O woe, how can his latest comedy convince Athenian citizens to vote down another ten years of war against Sparta if they're too busy scoffing at the diminutive phalluses? And why does everyone in the city-state seem to be losing their minds? Wallowing in one inconvenience after another, Aristophanes is unaware that the Spartan and Athenian generals have unleashed Laet, the spirit of foolishness and bad decisions, to inspire chaos and war-mongering in Athens. To counteract Laet's influence, Athena sends Bremusa, an Amazon warrior, and Metris, an endearingly airheaded nymph (their first choice was her mother Metricia, but she grew tired of all the fighting and changed back into a river). Dashing between fantastical scenes of moody and meddlesome gods, ever-applicable political debates in the senate, backstage scrambling for the play, and glimpses of life in Ancient Greece, Martin Millar delivers another witty and comical romp for readers of all ages. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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It's a typical Millar book, offbeat and funny with some inside jokes and weirdness. ( )