This was required reading for my home school curriculum, and the entire time I was wondering why they chose this particular book.
I was already familiar with most of the myths, (two little brothers who spent a long period completely obsessed with Greek myths) but the differences in Hawthorne’s retelling were kind of distracting. I know that names differ between the Greek and Roman versions, but it was still annoying.
Although this book was supposedly supposed to be for children, the writing fits upper-high school, college level reading, but simplified without the thought provoking metaphors of authors like Hugo and Dickens.
I don’t mind long winded authors most of the time, but when they are disguised as small children’s book writers, next time I’ll pass.