A review by mistymtn103
The Bull from the Sea by Mary Renault

3.0

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...