Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

by Bolu Babalola

Hardcover, 2021

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Available

Publication

William Morrow (2021), 304 pages

Description

A high-born Nigerian goddess, who has been beaten down and unappreciated by her gregarious lover, longs to be truly seen. A young businesswoman attempts a great leap in her company, and an even greater one in her love life. A powerful Ghanaian spokeswoman is forced to decide whether she should uphold her family's politics or be true to her heart. In her debut collection, internationally acclaimed writer Bolu Babalola retells the most beautiful love stories from history and mythology with incredible new detail and vivacity. Focusing on the magical folktales of West Africa, Babalola also reimagines Greek myths, ancient legends from the Middle East, and stories from long-erased places. With an eye towards decolonizing tropes inherent in our favorite tales of love, Babalola has created captivating stories that traverse across perspectives, continents, and genres. Love in Color is a celebration of romance in all its many splendid forms.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member rmarcin
This is a wonderful assortment of mythical love stories, many of which I didn't know, and they have been updated and re-imagined. This is not something that I normally would read, but I found it very entertaining. Bolu Babalola brought a unique approach to these stories, making them fresh and
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interesting. The final story is about her parents, and I found that endearing.
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LibraryThing member moosenoose
“…we are not a once upon a time, we are a forever within an ever…”

“…no queen can be a queen without also being a warrior”

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m not a fan of short stories or chick lit, but this better than expected. Usually a short story prevents
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character development and attachment, but on the whole there was sufficient detail to keep me connected. These love stories are all modern adaptations of well-known myths and folklore from ancient Greece, West Africa and the Middle East and I enjoyed researching some of the lesser known (to me) tales. I did however find Psyche (Psykhe) to bit a too naff and cheesy!
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Original language

English
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