Cupid : A Tale of Love and Desire (Edition 1) (Hardcover)

from francescadefreitas

At first I wasn't sure what the rambling tone was going to add to this classical story, but I was quickly lulled into the soothing cadences of a practised story teller. And, as he pointed out, sometimes not even a story teller knows what's going to happen in a story until the words come out of hi...

from millett23

I loved the story telling of this book. The story was a good one. I did feel like the ending was a little abrupt. I did feel like Venus was a little over-the-top, but in a good way. I did feel like sometimes when the story got off track and would describe other things it was a little annoying, bu...

from MrsHillReads

I had a student recommend this book to me and I thought I would like it....but I didn't. The narrator irritated me...just get on with the story! I think the whole problem is that I thought the narrator was full of himself and I just didn't like him! I enjoyed the plot, but it wasn't enough to ove...

from kpickett

Psyche is the most beautiful girl in the kingdom by the sea. Even more beautiful, some say, than the goddess Venus. When Venus gets wind of these rumors, she sends her son Cupid to destroy the presumptuous girl. But Cupid does just the opposite, and falls in love with the beaufiul princess. After...

from stephxsu

The likable storyteller, with his countless side stories and wise commentary, delivers to readers the delightful Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche. Psyche is the most beautiful mortal girl alive, and people often liken her to Venus, Goddess of Love. Some even claim that the mortal girl is more beaut...