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A review by vivivi
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Wow okay um. So that was...an Ending. I don't know the story of Ariadne, so I came into this with a blank slate. It was an interesting journey.
I like how the role of women in the Greek myths was addressed throughout. Kind of hard not to see it, considering it's from their perspective. It managed to poke at how women had the short end of the stick while still breathing life into all the characters.
Their mistakes, hopes, and despair are shown in full colour. There was no shying away from it in this telling of their story.
If you're here for a happy ending between a god and a mortal, this is not for you. But if you don't mind a bit of tragedy as you would expect from a Greek myth, then this is great! Everybody dies in the end! I can't fault it for being what it is, even though I usually avoid sad endings.
I love Ariadne dumping Dionysus at the end. Didn't think I'd say that at the start, but seeing their relationship go in the direction that it did gave me a change of heart.
And his arrogance caused the deaths of so many babies, and the breaking of so many women... Ariadne's final conclusion of how once again, it was the women who suffered... Dionysius's actions proved it all.
I like how the role of women in the Greek myths was addressed throughout. Kind of hard not to see it, considering it's from their perspective. It managed to poke at how women had the short end of the stick while still breathing life into all the characters.
Their mistakes, hopes, and despair are shown in full colour. There was no shying away from it in this telling of their story.
If you're here for a happy ending between a god and a mortal, this is not for you. But if you don't mind a bit of tragedy as you would expect from a Greek myth, then this is great! Everybody dies in the end! I can't fault it for being what it is, even though I usually avoid sad endings.
I love Ariadne dumping Dionysus at the end. Didn't think I'd say that at the start, but seeing their relationship go in the direction that it did gave me a change of heart.
And his arrogance caused the deaths of so many babies, and the breaking of so many women... Ariadne's final conclusion of how once again, it was the women who suffered... Dionysius's actions proved it all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Gore, Suicide, Infidelity, and Death
Minor: Rape and Child death