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Girl Meets Boy

By: Ali Smith
Narrated by: Mx Marli Siu
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Girl meets boy. It's a story as old as time. But what happens when an old story meets a brand new set of circumstances?

Ali Smith's remix of Ovid's most joyful metamorphosis is a story about the kind of fluidity that can't be bottled and sold. It is about girls and boys, girls and girls, love and transformation, a story of puns and doubles, reversals and revelations. Funny and fresh, poetic and political, here is a tale of change for the modern world.

The Myths series brings together some of the world’s finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors in the series include Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, David Grossman, Natsuo Kirino, Alexander McCall Smith, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson.

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Critic reviews

"Exuberant . . . Slender, sweet natured and lyrical"
"Joyful" (JEANETTE WINTERSON)
"Girl Meets Boy pulls you in and doesn't let you go . . . bold and brilliant" (JACKIE KAY)
"A glorious wide-awake dream of a book . . . My heart was beating and tears stood in my eyes, even as I had the biggest smile written all over my face" (KIRSTY GUNN)
"Poetic . . . Smith remembers what the ancients knew: that musical words drum a beat through to understanding"
"Clever, complex and thrilling"
"A joyful and playful remix . . . The result is an ecstatic, exhilarating helter-skelter ride of a story which shows just how relevant Ovid's myth of the transformative power of love is to modern readers"
"Those familiar with Smith's playfully inventive fiction will not be disappointed by this light-as-air retelling of Ovid's tale . . . this jolly jeu d'esprit wears its heart defiantly on its sleeve"
"[A] whimsical spin on the myth of Iphis and Ianthe . . . mischief, enchantment and impish wit . . . [Smith's] dancing prose and nimble storytelling are palpable hits"
"In this modern-day reinterpretation, Ali Smith, with humour and typical linguistic versatility, explores issues of homophobia, corporate and social responsibility and the sheer vertiginous feeling of falling in love"
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An interesting book. I find listening to a book rather than reading easier. Personally I loved the reading they sounded beautiful and I felt it was well read. Personally it’s not my sort of book. But it’s a good interesting read.

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The narration spoiled my enjoyment of the book. It was very distracting and sounded as if it was being read by a young teenager, in a very clipped and jerky fashion.
All emotions and circumstances were delivered in the same, almost robotic, voice.

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