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Title: Engaging writing, misrepresentation of the Goddess
Review: This is my first reading of Nalo Hopkinson's writing. Although, I find the book engaging to some degree, I get really turned off by the misrepresentation of the Goddesses Ezili and Het-Hru (mistakenly called Hathor--the wellknown Greek name for the Goddess). If you're writing from the perspective of the people who originally worshipped the goddess, at least get her name culturally correct. It would lend more authenticity to the storytelling. The limitations given to Ezili in the story are painful to read (a goddess trapped inside a human?? A goddess being birthed in the 1800s??). Sorry doesn't sit right or fly right with me. The modern vulgar language used by the goddesses are insulting and disturbing. I was excited to read this book. I was dissappointed. Nalo is a talented writer. I give the writing 4 stars, however, because of the way the goddesses and African descended women are presented in the story, 2 star rating overall.
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