Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death, Death of parent, MurderMinor
Pedophilia, Miscarriage, SlaveryCommunity Reviews
Summary of 365 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
informative 53%
adventurous 50%
challenging 43%
inspiring 21%
sad 21%
dark 9%
tense 9%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 37% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 11% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 21%Average rating
416 pages | first published 1956
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ISBN/UID: 9781405526258
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
Publication date: Not specified
Description
'All my sense of the ancient world - its values, its style, the scent of its wars and passions - comes from Mary Renault. Her Theseus novels are perhaps the most exciting of her Greek fictions, and The Last of the Wine the most moving. I turned to...Book Information
416 pages | first published 1956
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ISBN/UID: 9781405526258
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
Publication date: Not specified
Description
'All my sense of the ancient world - its values, its style, the scent of its wars and passions - comes from Mary Renault. Her Theseus novels are perhaps the most exciting of her Greek fictions, and The Last of the Wine the most moving. I turned to...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death, Death of parent, MurderMinor
Pedophilia, Miscarriage, SlaveryCommunity Reviews
Summary of 365 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
informative 53%
adventurous 50%
challenging 43%
inspiring 21%
sad 21%
dark 9%
tense 9%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 37% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 11% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 21%Average rating