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SUMMARY:Paradise City Readers: Stone Blind
DESCRIPTION:Respectful\, queer/LGBT-friendly\, easy-going bunch who want an 
 excuse to get out more and talk about books. And have some snacks. Meetings 
 take place on the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. You can reach our 
 group at paradisecityreaders@gmail.com. \n\nThis month's discussion will be 
 about Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes. \n\nAbout the book: \n\nThey will fear 
 you and flee you and call you a monster. \n\nThe only mortal in a family of 
 gods\, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings\, 
 Medusa grows older\, experiences change\, feels weakness. Her mortal 
 lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.\n\nWhen the 
 sea god Poseidon assaults Medusa in Athene’s temple\, the goddess is 
 enraged. Furious by the violation of her sacred space\, Athene takes 
 revenge—on the young woman. Punished for Poseidon’s actions\, Medusa is 
 forever transformed. Writhing snakes replace her hair and her gaze will 
 turn any living creature to stone. Cursed with the power to destroy all she 
 loves with one look\, Medusa condemns herself to a life of 
 solitude.\n\nUntil Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head 
 of a Gorgon . . .\n\nIn Stone Blind\, classicist and comedian Natalie 
 Haynes turns our understanding of this legendary myth on its head\, 
 bringing empathy and nuance to one of the earliest stories in which a 
 woman—injured by a powerful man—is blamed\, punished\, and monstered 
 for the assault. Delving into the origins of this mythic tale\, Haynes 
 revitalizes and reconstructs Medusa’s story with her passion and fierce 
 wit\, offering a timely retelling of this classic myth that speaks to us 
 today.\n\n \n\n
LOCATION:Community Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Forbes Library":MAILTO:info@forbeslibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Adult Events, Book Discussions, Recurring Events
CONTACT;CN="Forbes Library":MAILTO:info@forbeslibrary.org
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