Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete
By: June Rachuy Brindel
4.11
Format: 246 pages, Paperback
Ariadne, Earth Goddess and queen of Crete, struggles to maintain her reign and looks to Theseus, pr…
Want to ReadIf you liked the mythology plot in Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete by June Rachuy Brindel , here is a list of 5 books like this:
1. Oblomov
By: Ivan Goncharov , Stephen Pearl , Galya Diment
4.12
Format: 586 pages, Paperback
Even though Ivan Goncharov wrote several books that were widely read and discussed during his lifet… read more
Want to Read $ 4.01Similar categories in Ivan Goncharov's Oblomov book and June Rachuy Brindel's Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete
- classics
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Now or never. To be or not to be!"-Ivan Goncharov, Oblomov
"Love was life's hardest school of all."-Ivan Goncharov, Oblomov
"You have a lunatic before you who has been infected by passion."-Ivan Goncharov, Oblomov
"The common herd of "burghers", those cattle, complete with horns, who turn millstones with their bare hands."-Ivan Goncharov, Oblomov
2. The Bacchae
By: Euripides , Kenneth McLeish , None
3.92
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Euripides' classic drama about the often mortifying consequences of the unbridled--and frequently h… read more
Want to Read $ 0.99Similar categories in Euripides's The Bacchae book and June Rachuy Brindel's Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete
- ancient
- classics
- mythology
- fiction
"Cleverness is not wisdom."-Euripides, The Bacchae
"He who believes needs no explanation."-Euripides, The Bacchae
"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."-Euripides, The Bacchae
"Prepare yourselves for the roaring voice of the God of Joy!"-Euripides, The Bacchae
3. Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
By: Garth Nix
3.00
Format: 285 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little experience with … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Garth Nix's Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1) book and June Rachuy Brindel's Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete
4. Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
By: Jeff VanderMeer
4.34
Format: 196 pages, Paperback
Winner of the 2015 Nebula Award. Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Jeff VanderMeer's Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) book and June Rachuy Brindel's Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete
5. Medea
By: Euripides , Rex Warner
3.42
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, Medeacenters on the myth of Jason, leader… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Euripides's Medea book and June Rachuy Brindel's Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete
6. Lapvona
By: Ottessa Moshfegh
3.53
Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition
In a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy finds h… read more
Want to Read $ 6.99Similar categories in Ottessa Moshfegh's Lapvona book and June Rachuy Brindel's Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete
- historical
- fantasy
- fiction
- historical fiction
"But such was death - it had nothing to say."-Ottessa Moshfegh, Lapvona
"Blood was the wine of the spirit, was it not?"-Ottessa Moshfegh, Lapvona
"What scared her were other people and their immovable selfishness"-Ottessa Moshfegh, Lapvona
"But Jude's piety was a kind of violent urge and not the love and peace it ought to be"-Ottessa Moshfegh, Lapvona
7. A Thousand Ships
By: Natalie Haynes
4.07
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
This is the women’s war, just as much as it is the men’s. They have waited long enough for their tu… read more
Want to Read $ 9.49Similar categories in Natalie Haynes's A Thousand Ships book and June Rachuy Brindel's Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete
- historical
- greek mythology
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
"If he tells me to sing one more time, I think I might bite him."-Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships
"An artist constantly risks falling fully into chaos, instead of transforming it."-Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships
"Because really, how many cannibalistic giants can one Greek plausibly meet as he sails the open seas?"-Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships
"We are all human. That means there is something about our experience that is the same. Otherwise, we would not all be human."-Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships
8. Surrounded by Idiots
By: Thomas Erikson
3.50
Format: 11 pages, Audiobook
A runaway bestseller in Sweden that has sold more than a million copies worldwide, Surrounded by Id… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Thomas Erikson's Surrounded by Idiots book and June Rachuy Brindel's Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete
"... the Green's inability to change."-Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Idiots
"Communication happens on the listener’s terms"-Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Idiots
"The analytical Blues are calm, levelheaded, and think before they speak."-Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Idiots
"Rhetoric isn't the art of talking but rather the art of getting others to listen."-Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Idiots
9. Ariadne
By: Jennifer Saint
3.80
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listeni… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Jennifer Saint's Ariadne book and June Rachuy Brindel's Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete
- historical
- greek mythology
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
"the world was on fire, and theseus was a shaded green pool."-Jennifer Saint, Ariadne
"We might only have a mortal lifetime, but it will belong to us and no one else."-Jennifer Saint, Ariadne
"We might only have a mortal lifetime, but it will belong to us, and no one else."-Jennifer Saint, Ariadne
"My mother's private constellation of shame intermingled with love and despair no longer."-Jennifer Saint, Ariadne
10. The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
By: Pat Barker
3.83
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
A daring and timely feminist retelling of The Iliad from the perspective of the women of Troy who e… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Pat Barker's The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2) book and June Rachuy Brindel's Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete
- historical
- greek mythology
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
"Achilles' story never ends: wherever men fight and die, you'll find Achilles."-Pat Barker, The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
"Crows are ferociously intelligent birds. I used to watch them gather as the men set off for another day of war. Drums, pipes, trumpets, the rhythmical pounding of swords on shields—to the fighters, t…"-Pat Barker, The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
"It was one of those moments that I think everybody experiences - and they don't have to be dramatic - when things begin to change; and you know there's no point ruminating about it, because thinking …"-Pat Barker, The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
11. Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete
By: June Rachuy Brindel
4.11
Format: 246 pages, Paperback
Ariadne, Earth Goddess and queen of Crete, struggles to maintain her reign and looks to Theseus, pr… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in June Rachuy Brindel's Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete book and June Rachuy Brindel's Ariadne: A Novel of Ancient Crete
- historical fantasy
- classics
- historical
- greek mythology
- ancient
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
- greece
