Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a surprisingly excellent retelling of Heracles's trials, complete with a much-expanded look into Hera's deeds. But most interesting is how Heracles deals with his madness by befriending all the monsters in his "trials".

It's almost like a wholesome cartoon. Disney could easily pick this up (ahem) even if it would have to gloss the whole of Hera's hate, Heracles's killing of his family thanks to the Furies (and Hera specifically), or the real monster (Hera) doubling down by loading more and more trials on this poor man.

It's kinda weird, though. Retellings usually have an agenda, and this one seems rather--balanced. It's worth the read.

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