The King Must Die

Stack of unread books in my home library to satisfy the What‘s in a Name 2023 Challenge; tagged book has been on my Classics Club 50 lists since committing to it.

#WiaNChallenge2023 #WiaN2023

Ruthiella I‘ve only read The Liars Club. It was tough in parts due to abuse suffered by Karr as a child, but beautifully written. 2y

BkClubCare @Ruthiella - yeah… I attempted Liar‘s Club a few months ago and it was just too much Texas! 2y

BkClubCare Tagging @AvidReader25 — okay, we can swap in

The Once & Future King

BkClubCare @AvidReader25 - I will hopefully read both! 😆 2y

AvidReader25 I‘m totally in for that! 2y

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rwmg

The King Must Die | Mary Renault

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Just as much a page-turner as it was when I read it as a teenager and again 15 years ago. Even if it's been overtaken by archaeology in places it's still the way things ought to have been. And who wouldn't want to be a bull-dancer?

Bookwomble I've had this tbr for aeons! Glad to hear it's a pleasure I have in store 😊 We visited Knossos a few years ago and it was literally awesome! 🐂 2y

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rwmg

The King Must Die | Mary Renault

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rwmg

The King Must Die | Mary Renault

This wonderful re-telling of the story of Theseus is my choice for #LetterK in the #Alphabetgame

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Ruthiella This was a great book. I still need to read the sequel. Well, I actually need to read all her books! 😂 2y

rwmg @Ruthiella Most people seem to have been disappointed by the sequel but I enjoyed it 2y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing! 2y

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Ruthiella

The King Must Die | Mary Renault

1. Yes! I definitely went through an Arthurian phase.

2. Greece probably since those are the stories with which I‘m most familiar.

3. Done!

#SundayFunday. @ozma.of.oz Thanks for the tag @RaeLovesToRead Feel like playing? Consider yourself tagged!

BookmarkTavern Renault has been on my TBR list for a while. I‘ll have to look up this title! Thanks for posting! 3y

Ruthiella @ozma.of.oz Renault has a way of making myth seem like history. I highly recommend this book. I still need to read its sequel

The Bull from the Sea: A Novel

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Ruthiella

The King Must Die | Mary Renault

It‘s the last day for my #20Series20Days posts. A big THANK YOU to @Andrew65 for creating this prompt. I‘ve really enjoyed discovering new series and see old favorites posted by other Littens. 😀

I‘ve only read the first book in this two book series about the mythical Theseus, but it was fantastic and really showed how real events might have lead to the myths we know today.

Andrew65 Thanks for participating, it‘s been great fun. 😊 4y

LeahBergen I thoroughly enjoyed these! ❤️ 4y

Ruthiella @Andrew65 Thanks again for hosting! 😀 4y

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Ruthiella @LeahBergen I really need to read the second. I‘ve also read the second book in her Alexander the Great series. Such a fantastic historical novelist! 4y

BkClubCare This is on my Classics list!!! Mail to me and I will mail it back 🤪 4y

Ruthiella @BkClubCare I would just give it to you, but I read my sister‘s copy. 🥺 4y

BkClubCare @Ruthiella 🤪 no worries! 4y

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Phoebus

The King Must Die | Mary Renault

so-so

Mary Renault brings Theseus alive in her retelling of his story. As opposed to keeping with the myth though, she deviates slightly, eg the Minotaur is not a beast, but simply the son of Minos. The 7 boys and girls from Athens weren't an offering to the Minotaur, but forced to take part in the bull dances, etc...

Overall a good book, but with a lot of references to terms which didn't exist in Ancient Greece such as 'gentleman'...

Chachic

The King Must Die | Mary Renault

#Mythology for #AprilBookShowers. I've had these for years but still haven't found the time to read them!

@RealLifeReading

Jokila They're gorgeous! 😍 8y

LeahBergen I really enjoyed them! 8y

Chachic @Jokila That's one of the reasons why I bought them, I thought they looked pretty.😁 And they were highly recommended by a favorite author. 8y

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Chachic @LeahBergen Oh that's good to hear! I haven't read anything else by the author. 8y

GatheringBooks oohlala! these look great! 8y

Chachic @GatheringBooks I bought them from Fully Booked dati pa. But maybe Pansing has them? 8y

GatheringBooks @Chachic hahhaahhaa! i wish! will def ask. :) 8y

Chachic @GatheringBooks Fingers crossed! I hope they have it. 8y

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AngelicRanger

The King Must Die | Mary Renault

so-so

A retelling of the story of Theseus, who I knew mainly for his dealings with the Minotaur in Ancient Greece. This time his story was told in a more realistic and human way without the glamour of Greek gods being involved, which took some if the shine away for me. Interesting to read about the more matriarchal cultures he encountered though.

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AngelicRanger

The King Must Die | Mary Renault

As a new Litsy Android user, who had been waiting for this for this app for ages, I thought that I would be all over it but instead find myself joining whilst in the middle of reading the book that never seems to end! aaaarrrgggh!

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