fiainros reviewed Orfe by Cynthia Voigt
Review of 'Orfe' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I read most of it while teaching lab. Well, mostly while students worked and had no questions. If someone had 2-3 hours free, this is a super easy book to read.
I read a few of Cynthia Voigt's novels when I was a teenager, specifically Izzy and some of the Tillerman Series. I know I would have absolutely loved this book when I was a teen. I probably just missed it at this did come out when I was in high school. I probably would not have gotten the Greek mythology references at that time, though. As an adult, I find Voigt's writing style mildly irritating and the angst can be a bit much. I don't know if today's teens will even love it the way I would have due to the difference in teen culture from 1992 and today. I don't think long-haired skinny guys are appealing anymore, although …
I read most of it while teaching lab. Well, mostly while students worked and had no questions. If someone had 2-3 hours free, this is a super easy book to read.
I read a few of Cynthia Voigt's novels when I was a teenager, specifically Izzy and some of the Tillerman Series. I know I would have absolutely loved this book when I was a teen. I probably just missed it at this did come out when I was in high school. I probably would not have gotten the Greek mythology references at that time, though. As an adult, I find Voigt's writing style mildly irritating and the angst can be a bit much. I don't know if today's teens will even love it the way I would have due to the difference in teen culture from 1992 and today. I don't think long-haired skinny guys are appealing anymore, although I could be wrong, not having a teenager (at the time I wrote this review in 2004) and not being one myself.