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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lysistrata by Aristophanes

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Rape

Greek Myths: A New Retelling by Charlotte Higgins, Chris Ofili

adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Murder

A Year in the Life of Ancient Greece: The Real Lives of the People Who Lived There by Philip Matyszak

adventurous informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Slavery

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm and Suicide attempt

Theogony, Works and Days by Hesiod

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

I would be a great ancient greek farmer because of this book :)

The Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Zemon Davis

adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

Euripides III: Hecuba / Andromache / The Trojan Women / Ion (Complete Greek Tragedies, #7) by John Frederick Nims, Ronald Frederick Willetts, Richmond Lattimore, Euripides, David Grene, William Arrowsmith

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0