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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
Yet another greek myth retelling added to my list of read books. However, this is much more than the tale of the Minotaur, Crete, or Theseus. While they are all important pieces of this story, the true star of this book is (expectedly) Ariadne. This book interested me after reading Circe, where Ariadne was part of a brief story arc in that book. The first 100 or so pages were but a primer for the true raw, brutal, and haunting story of Ariadne’s life. I cannot recommend this story of feminism, mortality, and grief enough.
“You told me once that one lifetime of human love was worth the loss”
4/5 stars.
“You told me once that one lifetime of human love was worth the loss”
4/5 stars.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think Greek mythology is super fascinating and this book is no exception. I don’t remember a ton of details of the hero’s and gods mentioned in this book to know how much off script the retelling is, but seemed to follow what I did know of them, while focusing on the women that are often rarely mentioned in Greek epics. Amazing character development (or lack thereof) , felt like every character had a purpose and was well fleshed out. The story flowed well and I liked that we heard from two perspectives. Well-paced, was interested the whole time.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Rape, Violence
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
FUCK MEN
Útil para aprender sobre el mito de Ariadna, ya que parece ser que es bastante fiel a las versiones que existen de él. La trama era interesante pero no me pareció que estuviera bien ejecutada, no me gustó el ritmo de la historia ni cómo estaba escrito (tuve un par de momentos en los que me dio cringe y se me hizo repetitivo). Sin embargo, sabiendo que la autora no suele hacer muchos invents de cosecha propia, no descarto leer más libros para seguir indagando en la mitología griega.