This is a phenomenal book and should be included in public and university libraries. It should also be purchased for school libraries with the knowledge that this retelling of the Greek myth incorporates language of today's youth (no matter how much we wish to think everyone has a clean mouth). Some will be offended by the language, but the verse wouldn't flow or have the impact without those most obvious of profane words.

This is an immensely creative retelling of the Minotaur story. Told through each characters different view and written in different poetic form for each character this story is a wonderfully updated version of the story. I could see a lot of high schoolers liking this story, although the language might be off-putting to various schools.

I received this book as an advance readers copy (ARC) in exchange for my review. I will start by saying that this book is very unique. It retells the story of the minotaur in poetic form, featuring Posieden as the narrator who outlines the causes of the myth, as well as the in-between parts of the tale.

At first I wasn’t too sure about this book. I expected it to have a far more serious tone than it ended up having. It has a very irreverent way of retelling this myth, casting Poseidon as the crass, sailor-esque causer of destruction that laughs at the futility of it all. The other characters are just as flawed, which is a refreshing aspect to have. The only character I was fully supportive of throughout the novel was Asterion. I enjoyed that Elliott showed a more favorable side to the story.

As far as Elliott’s choice of storytelling I was a bit put off by the poetry. However after reading the author notes at the end of the book and seeing how Elliott had decided to format each character’s voice I had a new respect for his authorial choices. I found that his attention to style enriched the book for me, as it gave much more purpose to the writing.

Bull is defiantly a tragic comedy. There were several parts that made me laugh (looking at you Poseidon), and many more that were more painful. It’s dark humor and ridiculous prose adds a new layer to the original myth, without the headache of reading translations. This is not a difficult book by any means, but it’s subject can be more serious than the tone suggests. All in all, it was a nice read to get me through work.

OMG. One of my favorites this year! I think this is an ingenious retelling of the Minotaur mythology tale. The different voices are written in various poetic forms, which is fantastic for the classroom. I laughed and gasped and felt something for the characters you just don't get through other tellings.
As a former classroom English teacher, I would have LOVED to use this to teach mythology and poetry. The strong language aside, it is a fantastic teaching tool. I can see this being used at the high school and college level Literature classes.
Be sure to read the information at the end of the book provided by the author.

A laugh out loud modernization of the myth of the minotaur. It's a nice quick read told through verse. Poseidon is literally the king of sass in this which just makes everything even better than it already is.