Shelf Control #87 – 21/03/2025
Happy Friday and welcome to today’s Shelf Control post. Today’s feature is an unusual choice – but it’s for that reason I want to pick it up. It’s a folkloric retelling in graphic novel format. Compared to my usual reading, it’s quite out there. However, it has a feminist slant that I’m looking forward to exploring!
As ever, before I get into the details, here’s a recap of what Shelf Control is all about.
Shelf Control is a meme run by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies. It’s a celebration of the unread books on our shelves! The idea is to pick a book you own but haven’t read and write a post about it (suggestions: include what it’s about, why you want to read it, and when you got it), and link up.
If you want to read more about the Shelf Control feature, check out Lisa’s introductory post.
The 100 Nights of Hero – Isabelle Greenberg
Genre: Graphic Novel / Folklore Retellings
Pages: 244
Audience: Adult
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date: 20 Dec 2016
Goodreads – The 100 Nights of Hero
‘A feminist fairy-tale… A wondrously intricate book, and a witty attack on the patriarchy, this is an instant classic.’ Observer
From the author who brought you The Encyclopedia of Early Earth comes another Epic Tale of Derring-Do.
Prepare to be dazzled once more by the overwhelming power of stories and see Love prevail in the face of Terrible Adversity!
You will read of betrayal, loyalty, madness, bad husbands, lovers both faithful and unfaithful, wise old crones, moons who come out of the sky, musical instruments that won’t stay quiet, friends and brothers and fathers and mothers and above all, many, many sisters.
My Thoughts
If there is one thing I tried my cell phone, it’s my willingness to try reading new things. In fact, one of my goals for this year is to read more out of my comfort zone. Whilst I wouldn’t describe this as necessarily a stretch, it is different.
I don’t typically read graphic novels, and I tend to stay away from shorter stories as well. The 100 nights of hero is both of these things. However, I think it will be a satisfying change of pace to the typical books I read. Sometimes, it’s nice to do something a little bit different or read something refreshing and new to act as a palette cleanser.
I don’t really know what to expect with the 100 nights of hero, but that’s okay. In a way, I think going into this book blind will make this an entertaining story for me. I’m not too familiar with the story it is retelling, but I can brush myself up on that detail
Thanks for checking out today’s Shelf Control post! Have you read The 100 Nights of Hero?
