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189 pp.
| Houghton |
March, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-0-544-61060-6$17.99
(1)
YA
Elliott's clever verse version of the classical story of the Minotaur unrolls in the voices of seven characters, each with his or her own poetic form (an appended author's note details them); but it's the god Poseidon who determines the tone--as instigator, manipulator, and despiser of humankind. Raplike wordplay, rhymes with coercive predictability, unpleasant intensity--it's horribly effective.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2017