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184 reviews

Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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5.0

Greece in the Ancient World by Jeremy McInerney

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not perfect but good

The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece by Judith M. Barringer

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Judith Barringer is the best professor.

The Persians and Other Plays by Aeschylus

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only read the Persians

Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

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5.0

I have to read this again

The New Sappho on Old Age: Textual and Philosophical Issues by

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informative inspiring reflective

Wilful Disregard by Lena Andersson

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4.0

Either/Or by Elif Batuman

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funny reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Not sure if I liked it but definitely very interesting things to consider in there. Worth reading.