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A review by marianina
The Charioteer by Mary Renault
3.0
*first review of the year yay!*
So, it really was an impressive book, considering that its was published in 1953. The ending was sure very moving and many of their dialogues or the Laurie's monologues were impressive, the writer's ideas are admirable. But to be honest, that's all. The plot didn't exactly please me and it was too obvious that there was a distance between me and the characters. Some of the disadvantages were probably caused by the translation, as I was reading the greek translated version, but still, I've read better. It was very good, though, but not what I expected (and I had some very high expectations).
So, it really was an impressive book, considering that its was published in 1953. The ending was sure very moving and many of their dialogues or the Laurie's monologues were impressive, the writer's ideas are admirable. But to be honest, that's all. The plot didn't exactly please me and it was too obvious that there was a distance between me and the characters. Some of the disadvantages were probably caused by the translation, as I was reading the greek translated version, but still, I've read better. It was very good, though, but not what I expected (and I had some very high expectations).