Book: The Charioteer
Mar. 31st, 2014 12:31 pmAuthor: Mary Renault
Details: (c) Mary Renault 1953; Pub Virago Press 2013; ISBN 978-1-84408-950-5
Verdict: The Charioteer is an amazing historical artefact, though as a story has a bit too much angst for my taste.
Reasons for reading it: I've been searching for this for ages; I've read and appreciated most of Renault's classical setting novels and was really intrigued to read her contemporary stuff where she actually writes directly about people who would be considered gay in the modern sense.
How it came into my hands: I turned up at the library 5 minutes before closing time on the day my books were due back, and this caught my eye on the promotions table, so I grabbed it and stamped it out in the last few minutes before they threw me out.
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Details: (c) Mary Renault 1953; Pub Virago Press 2013; ISBN 978-1-84408-950-5
Verdict: The Charioteer is an amazing historical artefact, though as a story has a bit too much angst for my taste.
Reasons for reading it: I've been searching for this for ages; I've read and appreciated most of Renault's classical setting novels and was really intrigued to read her contemporary stuff where she actually writes directly about people who would be considered gay in the modern sense.
How it came into my hands: I turned up at the library 5 minutes before closing time on the day my books were due back, and this caught my eye on the promotions table, so I grabbed it and stamped it out in the last few minutes before they threw me out.
( detailed review )
