provenance 's review for:

The Charioteer by Mary Renault
5.0

It’s a cheeky thing to call this Call Me By Your Name: WW2 edition but I’ll go ahead and do it and get that outta the way for the easy joke.

This book was a slow burn (it was in the 1940s give the boys a break) but when it hit its stride it broke me into tiny pieces over and over.

I found the book when looking for historical fiction that took place in Ancient Greece (mostly what Mary Renault wrote) and I found this gem instead. It was well worth the six dollars I paid.

Very recommended.