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Mary Renault Book Discussion
Front-Ranger:
For my first Mary Renault book, can you recommend one? I'd love to read and discuss. Shall we have a poll?
injest:
The Last of the Wine!! ;)
or you can do a poll; I had thought that reading them in the order of the dates of the novels would be best...and if you did that The King Must Die would be the first...
in order by the dates of the events in each
The King Must Die - Theseus
The Bull From the Sea - a continuation of The King Must die
The Praise Singer - Aristigieton and Harmodias
The Last of the Wine - Socrates and the Spartan war
The Mask of Apollo - Plato
Fire From Heaven - Alexander the Great's childhood to ascension
The Persian Boy - Alexander's reign
Funeral Games - events immediately following his death
and she has a novel set during World War 1 "The Charioteer"
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: injest on January 01, 2007, 03:31:06 pm ---The Last of the Wine!! ;)
or you can do a poll; I had thought that reading them in the order of the dates of the novels would be best...and if you did that The King Must Die would be the first...
in order by the dates of the events in each
The King Must Die - Theseus
The Bull From the Sea - a continuation of The King Must die
The Praise Singer - Aristigieton and Harmodias
The Last of the Wine - Socrates and the Spartan war
The Mask of Apollo - Plato
Fire From Heaven - Alexander the Great's childhood to ascension
The Persian Boy - Alexander's reign
Funeral Games - events immediately following his death
and she has a novel set during World War 1 "The Charioteer"
--- End quote ---
Tell you what, as fond as I am of The King Must Die, I'm going to second Jess's recommendation for The Last of the Wine. :)
injest:
It is a very special story isn't it? that scene in the mountains when Alexis has run away from home and the old priest shows him the statue in the temple....
brings me to tears to think of it...and so true...there is no name for that pain in our language but we all recognise it..
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: injest on January 01, 2007, 04:14:12 pm ---It is a very special story isn't it? that scene in the mountains when Alexis has run away from home and the old priest shows him the statue in the temple....
brings me to tears to think of it...and so true...there is no name for that pain in our language but we all recognise it..
--- End quote ---
Indeed. And no intent to be a smart-aleck, but thinking of The Last of Wine reminds me of: "Can't please my old man no how."
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