beth_jwilliams's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
redheadorganist's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, War, Blood, and Animal death
Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Suicide, and Murder
kavinay's review against another edition
4.0
Renault has this great knack for casually skewering Theseus with his own presumptions of kingly privilege and judgement that you consistently feel sorry for those in his orbit, rather than fall into what a lesser author would render as a straight up heroic power fantasy.
electrowizardlizard's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
teaxmillions's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
lauconn's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
flawedamythyst's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
egelantier's review against another edition
4.0
theseus did get his premonition about life after crete after all, in form of these two girls from his group who died - philia and other one: you can escape crete, but you can't leave it behind, and you'll be left hanging between two worlds. he did it until he could - and then fell. it feels almost on physical level in the last parts, the way he cares less and less and less. and you know the way it would end, and still want in not to, and it all crashes down, damn it.
and poor hyppolytus, who doesn't deserve this fate at all. and this really creepy scene with oedipus. and also that one, when he, paralyzed, becomes aware of losing his earthquake premonitions, his only link to his God - ahhh, i wish I'd stopped reading at hyppolyte part, while everything were good. but still, so awesomely written.
and poor hyppolytus, who doesn't deserve this fate at all. and this really creepy scene with oedipus. and also that one, when he, paralyzed, becomes aware of losing his earthquake premonitions, his only link to his God - ahhh, i wish I'd stopped reading at hyppolyte part, while everything were good. but still, so awesomely written.
platosfire's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
directorpurry's review against another edition
3.0
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