Michelle McNamara died in her sleep on April 21, 2016. The Golden State Killer was caught on April 24, 2018. Somewhere in between, her labour of 5 years, a book that remained incomplete upon her death, was published. All thanks to her husband, Patton Oswalt, who sought out Billy Jensen, an investigative journalist and Paul…
Category: Book Review
On the Margins No More: A Review of The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
In The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood gives voice to Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, and her twelve maids who remained voiceless in Homer’s Odyssey. The book alternates chapters between Penelope’s monologues and singing choruses by the twelve hanged maids (by Odysseus). Atwood replays the myths to bring the marginalised into the centre of the narrative. Odysseus…
