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A review by weathersreadsgarbage
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
I really need publishers to stop throwing the word feminist on any retelling where a woman is involved. This is getting fucking embarrassing.
My problems here beyond the awkward pacing and the fact that it makes a compelling myth boring as hell is that women don’t do shit. Ariadne does virtually nothing without help from men. She’s not clever, she’s not charismatic, all she does is stare blankly and shit out a bunch of kids while the story happens around her. But that’s super feminist right? Poor widdle Ariadne can’t have two brain cells to rub together - how else would we make these one note male characters fit into the story?
I’m disappointed and I think this has left me not wanting to read Greek myth retellings anymore. If this is the best the genre has…
My problems here beyond the awkward pacing and the fact that it makes a compelling myth boring as hell is that women don’t do shit. Ariadne does virtually nothing without help from men. She’s not clever, she’s not charismatic, all she does is stare blankly and shit out a bunch of kids while the story happens around her. But that’s super feminist right? Poor widdle Ariadne can’t have two brain cells to rub together - how else would we make these one note male characters fit into the story?
I’m disappointed and I think this has left me not wanting to read Greek myth retellings anymore. If this is the best the genre has…