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Haunting and brutal. Madeline Miller owns my mythology-loving ass.
A re-telling of the tale of Pygmalion and Galatea. While that tale has a happy ending, this one does not...it gives its own spin to the quote 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'.
This incredibly short little story tells the Pygmalion myth from the POV of the statue, Galatea. What happens when the sculptor realises that by making his fantasy flesh, he has made her human? She is independent. She has thoughts, feelings and idea of her own. What happens when he realises she has her own will? And what will he do when he realises that their child is equally independent? And what will Galatea do to save herself and her daughter?Another wonderful retelling of classic Greek myth
never have i hated someone as much as i hate Pygmalion. electric chair for this disgusting human feces pile, i'm sorry - well actually i'm not :)
This is a compelling and highly symbolic feminist retelling of an Ancient Greek story that I recommend most highly.I’m always impressed by the writing of Madeline Miller. Her first book The Song of Achilles was a powerful and imaginative retelling of The Iliad. Her second novel Circe, however, was at a completely different level: it was simply fantastic in every way. As such, I had extremely high expectations going into this and I’m very pleased to say they were met entirely. First off though, i...
("Pygmalion and Galatea" by Laurent Pêcheux, 1784)Galatea is a short stand-alone story and normally I wouldn't have bothered with it. However! This is a story by Madeline Miller we're talking about here, author of the brilliant novels Circe and The Song of Achilles. I will read anything and everything she writes. This might just be a short story but it too is brilliant. Galatea is a woman whose husband is a sculptor and who is sculpted by him into the perfect woman. Afterwards, a goddess brings
Love this writer, got to know her in last years with her books, most well known Circe but also The Song of Achilles, love her take on 'classical/mythical' stories. This story is wonderful and intriguing as well, for my taste this story could have been a full fletch book, the storyline is very suitable. So, much too short but then again, I love short stories too. Same dark and brooding character as her other books. Loved it. Too short. Hoping for a new book by this writer soon. Recommended. More
For a short story, “Galatea” packs a wallop! I love Greek myths but they leave out much of the mortal emotions, and this book made Galatea’s story come alive. Her character is complex, independent, smart, and even funny. I thoroughly enjoyed Madeline Miller's fleshing-out of the relationship between Pygmalion and Galatea. Sure, she may seem better off being human... but she didn't ask for it, and she isn’t as happy as he thought she would be. Miller explored the cracks in Pygmalion’s personality...
"I felt him looking at me, admiring his work. He had not carved me like this, but he was imagining doing it. A beautiful statue, named The Supplicant. He could have sold me and lived like a king in Araby." Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⚠️Trigger Warning: Coarse language, domestic abuse, violence, body shaming⚠️❗This review contains spoilers❗I will forever and ever and ever love Madeline Miller. It's like she's incapable of writing anything less than perfect. She is absolutely amazing, even though she
Came across this one and was surprised to find a short story by Miller I hadn’t known about. I found the interpretation of Galatea’s story interesting, seeing how the transformation from statue to human might (or might not) fit into society. I didn’t entirely gather what was going on in the beginning with the visits from doctors etc, but it didn’t take long for the bizarre situation to feel like a “new normal”. I would’ve loved to see this as a full novel, but as a snippet of a retelling it prov...
"Haven't you ever touched a statue?"A short, troubling story of a woman sculpted of stone, who is treated with disdain & cruelty by her creator."Why cannot I find a maiden such as this for my wife? Why must such perfection by marble & not flesh?"The moral of the tale, even if you think a woman has a heart of stone, don't assume this to be the case. She could surprise you. And don't think she won't have her revenge.Shout out to Aqsa! Seeing this on Aqsa's "to read" list caught my eye (or I'd neve...
A very short story of Galatea and Pygmalion. And in this retelling Paphos is a girl...I wish it was longer. Anyway, the author always is so good in words. ♥️♥️♥️
I never liked the story of Galatea. No, that isn't true, actually. I liked the story but not the guy in it. You see, what kind of man creates the perfect woman out of marble, obsessed with purity and perfection because real-life women have shunted or betrayed him (according to his statement, we never meet them)?!A weak man, that's who.Pygmalion is a pig, let's face it. It's why he wanted to create the perfect, virginal, obedient thing for his own pleasure. The problem is that a goddess of all "p...
