5/8/2023 0 Comments Bull by david elliottA rough, rowdy, and darkly comedic young adult retelling in verse, which NPR called 'beautifully clever,' Bull will have. Garnering six starred reviews, this update of the timeless story of Theseus and the Minotaur has been called "beautifully clever," "a literary feast fit for the gods," "powerful and engrossing," "irresistible, slick, and sharp," "a genre of its own," and "rude.crude, and it's a whole bunch of fun." Resurrected from the dark depths of the labyrinth, this fresh, deliciously shocking, and darkly comedic novel-in-verse takes on the Theseus and Minotaur myth and shines a light on one of history's most infamous monsters. Much like Lin-Manuel Miranda did in Hamilton, the New York Times best-selling author David Elliott turns a classic on its head in form and approach, updating the timeless story of Theseus and the Minotaur. Each character has their own voice and form of poetry that. Read full overviewĭavid Elliott turns a classic on its head: this rough and rowdy retelling of the Minotaur myth in verse will have readers reevaluating one of mythology's most infamous monsters. Bull was nothing short of BRILLIANT It is a retelling of the myth of the minotaur, written in verse. Bull is, as the title might have given away, a retelling of the Theseus and the Minotaur (and Ariadne and Pasiphaë) stories. David Elliott turns a classic on its head: this rough and rowdy retelling of the Minotaur myth in verse will have readers reevaluating one of mythology's most infamous monsters. Should Bull Bull, David Elliott Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, March 2017 Reviewed from final copy.
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