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Ariadne
by Jennifer Saint
Been on a Greek mythology kick, so I was excited to pick this one up. I tabbed plenty of spots purely for the sake of acknowledging pretty writing, thinking at some point they might be spots I enjoyed re-reading. But I won’t read it or even touch it again unless I’m in the mood feel overwhelming despair about how women are treated, both in reality and writing.
Shouldn’t a book that’s marked as a feminist retelling have a theme or show growth beyond “yup, women really do be getting punished for men’s actions.”
I don’t think Ariadne herself was a bad character, I just kept waiting for growth that always stayed just out of her reach. Her tale was one tragedy on top of another, with the constant feeling that things were on the verge of looking up, or that she was finding a way to improve her station. Instead it just plummets into even more disheartening and, at times, disturbing new methods of masculine punishment and rage towards women.
Yes, it’s Greek, but I gravitate towards retellings for a reason. This one just wasn’t was I was looking for.
Shouldn’t a book that’s marked as a feminist retelling have a theme or show growth beyond “yup, women really do be getting punished for men’s actions.”
I don’t think Ariadne herself was a bad character, I just kept waiting for growth that always stayed just out of her reach. Her tale was one tragedy on top of another, with the constant feeling that things were on the verge of looking up, or that she was finding a way to improve her station. Instead it just plummets into even more disheartening and, at times, disturbing new methods of masculine punishment and rage towards women.
Yes, it’s Greek, but I gravitate towards retellings for a reason. This one just wasn’t was I was looking for.