A review by straaawbs
The Charioteer by Mary Renault

2.0

I wish I'd liked this more. Unfortunately the writing tended to be so vague and opaque, with characters having these major reactions to innocuous-sounding statements which I had to read several times over to even begin to understand. So much is only alluded to indirectly. And I suppose that's probably how it was at a time when queer relationships couldn't be spoken about openly, but I am a simple being. My brain really doesn't work that way. I had a hard time with many parts of this book.