Canongate Myth Series: Girl Meets Boy Book Review

Author: Ali Smith                                  Pages: 164                              Publisher: Canongate ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Nobody grows up mythless,’ Robin says. ‘It’s what we do with the myths when we grow up that matters.’ A modern day re-interpretation of the myth of Iphis by Ovid, Girl Meets Boy is Ali Smith’s 2007 contribution to the Canongate Myth Series. Like all in the series, Smith’s addition is relatively short, but packed with intention and triggers for incredible worldly insights. In fact, the length of these novellas is quickly becoming one of my favourite aspect of this series, as it allows me to think more deeply about the…