The book is a New York Times Bestseller and was well-received by critics. Whatever muse is singing in Berry to produce her lyrical writing, we’d like to lobby for their services. Lovely War is a young adult romance novel by Julie Berry, published Maby Viking Books for Young Readers. The gods are every inch what we remember them from classical mythology - Aphrodite, vivacious and erotic Ares, hot-tempered and cruel Hephaestus, gruff and slovenly - while taking on a literary elegance and lilting quality unique to Berry’s writing. Yet Berry perfectly merges these two worlds, trading their togas for two-tone shoes and A-line dresses. Hailed by critics, Lovely War has received seven starred reviews and is an indie bestseller. It’s almost odd to imagine their capriciousness, their sense of justice, and their passion playing a role in something so epic and unendurably human as the first World War (and the second, for that matter). We think of these mythic beings as belonging to a time long-past, their fickle natures and awe-inducing powers dictacting the lives of Odysseus, Perseus, Helen of Troy, Hector, and Achilles. (Mar.) Publishers Weekly 'Julie Berry pens an utter delight in Lovely War, an effervescent confection of a novel filled with humor, tragedy, romance, and myth. This tradition - of the Greek gods telling stories of the mortals whose fates they hold in their hands - dates back centuries, and Berry makes it feel both timeless and startlingly fresh. Along the way, it suggests that while war and its devastation cycles through history, the forces of art and love remain steady, eternal, and life-sustaining.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |