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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
A good end to this retelling of Theseus’ life. Loved how Hippolyta was written.
I read "The King Must Die", the precursor to this book, during the summer of 2006. This one seemed to go a lot faster, skimming over years at a time with a single page. It was an enjoyable read, though not overly memorable. Renault did, however, manage to wring some feeling out of the respective deaths of Hippolyta and Hippolytos, two mythical characters for whom I've never felt much sympathy in the shorter versions of "Theseus and the Minotaur." Then again, I'm already biased in general towards ancient Greek mythology...
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Equally good if not even better than the first!!!!
As someone that knows the Theseus myth quite well this was a ride I was not prepared for. I cried several times, knowing full well what was going to happen, and still hoped that Mary Renault would change just a little thing from the myth because that's how much she made me care about the characters.
God I'm so glad I found this book and so sad I haven't found it 10 years ago already
As someone that knows the Theseus myth quite well this was a ride I was not prepared for. I cried several times, knowing full well what was going to happen, and still hoped that Mary Renault would change just a little thing from the myth because that's how much she made me care about the characters.
God I'm so glad I found this book and so sad I haven't found it 10 years ago already
Entertaining enough, but the lesser of the books in this series. Felt like this could and should of been included in the first book with an extra 150 pages. Anyway, worth the read and enjoyable. 3 stars
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this interpretation of the Theseus story, Mary Renault’s writing seems the precursor to Madeline Miller and others who put their own spins on classic stories.
sequel to king must die, but not as good. kinda weird. gets a bit too authentic with weird greek rituals.
but a good book nonetheless.
but a good book nonetheless.