A review by realalexmartin
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-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
I came into this book thinking it would simply be a re-telling of the Theseus and the Minotaur myth from Ariadne’s perspective,. I think the story kept getting better and better as it continued further from its initial premise.
Spoiler
but what I got was an epic and detailed life story of Ariadne that is surprising, comforting, and nothing quite like what I’ve read before. I think it’s also a stroke of genius to use a character like Ariadne, who is widely unknown yet quite significant, to speak on the treatment of women in all of Greek mythology (and wider storytelling in general)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, War, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Gore, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Physical abuse