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A review by _bookishbrina
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
TW: R*pe, suicide, emotional abuse, child neglect, child m*rder, sacrifice, misogynie, abandonment, blood. (It's not gory, more often than not, it is mentioned.)
This is the epitome of female powerlessness, female sacrifice, female hate, misogynie and thus resulting in female rage.
I've felt that rage, reading about Ariadne and Phaedra's decisions. I wanted to yell at the top of my lungs when I heard them making stupid decisions after stupid decisions for men. I prepared myself for the certainly upcoming deceptions that would follow their blind trust in the wrong people.
I've felt that sorrow at how they were treated, how motherhood is not a magical experience for all and how it's wielded as a shield to protect a perfect perfect little life.
And I wanted to cry at their death, the ultimate sacrifice they made. For men. Again. Their love is beyond measure, and their pain is infinite.
I did not know how to rate that book. I wanted to give it 0, because it's made be bitter and angry and why was it so unfair -
But... mythology is as it is: unfair.
Men before gods are powerless. And Gods are but petty children playing with toys. I've felt such a vast array of emotions, I cannot not give it 4/5. The book will haunt me for a long time.
This is the epitome of female powerlessness, female sacrifice, female hate, misogynie and thus resulting in female rage.
I've felt that rage, reading about Ariadne and Phaedra's decisions. I wanted to yell at the top of my lungs when I heard them making stupid decisions after stupid decisions for men. I prepared myself for the certainly upcoming deceptions that would follow their blind trust in the wrong people.
I've felt that sorrow at how they were treated, how motherhood is not a magical experience for all and how it's wielded as a shield to protect a perfect perfect little life.
And I wanted to cry at their death, the ultimate sacrifice they made. For men. Again. Their love is beyond measure, and their pain is infinite.
I did not know how to rate that book. I wanted to give it 0, because it's made be bitter and angry and why was it so unfair -
But... mythology is as it is: unfair.
Men before gods are powerless. And Gods are but petty children playing with toys. I've felt such a vast array of emotions, I cannot not give it 4/5. The book will haunt me for a long time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Suicide
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Death, and Rape
Minor: War