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Ariadne: Princesa. Irmã de um monstro. Amante de deuses e heróis. by Jennifer Saint
384 reviews
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide
Minor: Rape
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Abandonment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, War
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Moderate: Rape, Suicide
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, War
I know the source material was there and limited the outcomes, but to me Ariadne, Phaedra and the maenads all have one fatal flaw above all else: just when they think they're taking hold of their own fate or happiness, they actually throw it at the mercy of men.
(slight spoiler although the original story has existed for many many years) Phaedra's tragic ending, skipped over too casually, is the closest she gets to actually taking control. Ariadne never truly does.
When I was young, I saw in Ariadne a symbol of defiance. This story started out weaving her into one, but then lost her to the simple narrative of women getting blinded by their own feelings and it just could have done more, could have done better, than make her into a naive hormonal girl who thinks that a beautiful boy must be saved. Could have made her motivations her own. It should have warned me against reading the rest of the book, honestly.
I dared hope for more, and the author punished me for my hubris.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Violence, Abandonment, War
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Child death, Rape, Pregnancy