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(S)mythology [Kindle Edition]

Jeremy Tarr , Katy Smail
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Refreshing...written in an intelligent tone that never belittles its audience... Although often humorous, we would stop short of calling the book a comedy, especially with an ending that I have to warn you will reduce you and your child to tears. - Wired

A magnificent synergy of art and writing. - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Product Description

Charming, poignant and absurdly funny, (S)MYTHOLOGY is a contemporary fairy-tale that whisks you on a wild adventure from the streets of London to the far reaches of the globe—from haunted islands to African villages, from the peaks of the Alps to the depths of the Underworld. Twenty-one year old Sophie has spent her entire life in virtual seclusion in a London flat fearful that should she venture out into the world the curse that was placed on her as an infant would turn friends and lovers into stone (marble, to be exact) just by merely looking at her. But when events beyond her control drive her onto the streets of London, she must combat her fears and battle the forces that have kept her hidden away since childhood.

Told with tongue-in-cheek wit and wry whimsy by Jeremy Tarr in his debut novel, and with sixty-four illustrations by Katy Smail, (S)MYTHOLOGY is about the mythology of love and the fairy-tale of life and death.

Product Details

  • File Size: 5901 KB
  • Print Length: 321 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0983090602
  • Publisher: The Big Head (May 9, 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B00505VTVO
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,307 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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I love this book August 8, 2011
By Jemma
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
(S)mythology captured my attention immediately. The characters are so well developed and multi layered that when I finished the book I couldn't stop thinking about it and just wanted more. The characters were at once whimsical and yet completely human. The story is intimate as well as sweeping and vast and at times you feel like you're on an amazing amusement park ride with your best friends. From page one I loved Sophie and felt for her plight. I was completely drawn in and wanted her to find what she was looking for. She had so much stacked against her in the beginning! She had a quiet strength that took her on (and me along with her) a heart in your throat fantastical adventure and just when you think she might give up she doesn't. In her quest she discovers some of the most unanswered questions we all struggle with on a daily basis and most importantly what it means to love. At it's core it's a love story full of loss and redemption but what makes this work so special is that this basic story is told as a myth, a wild ride with great wit and humor where I was compelled to suspend reality and go on this amazing adventure where there are Greek Gods, Sea Nympths and the likes of Cupid and Big Foot!
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I loved this book March 21, 2012
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It's been awhile since I enjoyed a book as much a I enjoyed (S)Mythology. I highly reccomend it. I wish it didn't have to end.
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I wasn't really sure what to expect from this book. I'd read some really positive things and some negative things, but it seemed that the people who really liked this book *loved* it. After reading it I can completely understand the different points of view. it's a fairy tale without being a fairy tale and a YA book without being a YA book. It's sometimes difficult to wrap your head around what it is and what to expect from it, but once I stopped trying to wrap my head around it, I ended up loving it. I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 because it took me a few chapters to get into. Though the first chapter really grabbed me, it took another 4 or 5 before I started getting into the story.
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In Jeremy's mind he wears a monocle every day. It perches there as he sits in restaurants reading the menu and the daily paper. When he comes across news items that shock him, the monocle pops from his socket and clatters on the table. He sips his drink and re-affixes it. In reality, Jeremy has 20/20 vision. (S)mythology is his first novel.

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