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jedorjet 's review for:
The King Must Die
by Mary Renault
DID NOT FINISH: 32%
i'm so sad :( i was really looking forward to this, and i really wanted to love this because i really like theseus' myth, but this was just ... not it
it was really difficult to get into, very boring (at least the 130+ pages i read), the writing style wasn't really my cup of tea, and i felt like none of the characters really had their own voice. none of mary renault's words painted a picture in my head, and i found it very hard to feel even a little emotion about anyone or anything that happened so far
the mythological/magical part of ancient greece was also missing, which honestly takes the fun out of it. also read other reviews of people saying that renault even changed the minotaur from a "fantasy" creature to something/someone else, and i'm just ??
wanted to read her other greek mythology stuff as well, especially the second part of this duology (because of hippolyta, and theseus' death). but i doubt i'll be giving those a try anytime soon :(
it was really difficult to get into, very boring (at least the 130+ pages i read), the writing style wasn't really my cup of tea, and i felt like none of the characters really had their own voice. none of mary renault's words painted a picture in my head, and i found it very hard to feel even a little emotion about anyone or anything that happened so far
the mythological/magical part of ancient greece was also missing, which honestly takes the fun out of it. also read other reviews of people saying that renault even changed the minotaur from a "fantasy" creature to something/someone else, and i'm just ??
wanted to read her other greek mythology stuff as well, especially the second part of this duology (because of hippolyta, and theseus' death). but i doubt i'll be giving those a try anytime soon :(