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Titles based:

-Clearly based on Greek Mythology
-Set in mythological or modern times
-Must be literary or thriller/fiction based.
-No Young Reader titles, please!
-No titles that just "fit the category". If you didn't love the book, don't add it!

I'm kind of trying to build a list which we can reference as "if you liked this, try..."
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message 1: by Bib.Voreppe (new)

Bib.Voreppe Great list but "The Witch's Heart" by Genevieve Gornichec should not be in a Greek Mythology list. It's 100% nordic mythology... Loved this book though !


message 2: by Nerdy Werewolf (new)

Nerdy Werewolf Bib.Voreppe wrote: "Great list but "The Witch's Heart" by Genevieve Gornichec should not be in a Greek Mythology list. It's 100% nordic mythology... Loved this book though !"

Unfortunately this site doesn't allow you to edit what people add to your list without jumping through a bunch of forum hoops. 😒


message 3: by Anja (new)

Anja Bib.Voreppe wrote: "Great list but "The Witch's Heart" by Genevieve Gornichec should not be in a Greek Mythology list. It's 100% nordic mythology... Loved this book though !"

Book removed from the list


message 4: by Nerdy Werewolf (last edited May 23, 2022 06:00AM) (new)

Nerdy Werewolf Anja wrote: "Book removed from the list"

MY HERO!!


message 5: by Keelin Rita (new)

Keelin Rita The books by Alex Michaelides (The Silent Patient and The Maidens) are not Greek Mythology retellings, they're just written by someone who is Greek. :\


message 6: by jei (new)

jei Keelin Rita wrote: "The books by Alex Michaelides (The Silent Patient and The Maidens) are not Greek Mythology retellings, they're just written by someone who is Greek. :\"

both Michaelides books do reference and have strong plot points around Greek myths, though i agree that neither is a retelling at all


message 7: by Nerdy Werewolf (last edited Nov 09, 2022 08:11AM) (new)

Nerdy Werewolf jei wrote: "Keelin Rita wrote: "The books by Alex Michaelides (The Silent Patient and The Maidens) are not Greek Mythology retellings, they're just written by someone who is Greek. :\"

both Michaelides books do reference and have strong plot points around Greek myths, though i agree that neither is a retelling at all"


So, the Silent Patient IS a retelling of Alcestis' myth. I'd go look that up...he was VERY clever!

As far as The Maidens go, have you ever read any stories about Dionysus and his Maenads? It may not be a direct retelling of a specific myth, but one wouldn't exist without the other. :)


message 8: by Mary (new)

Mary Rand Keelin Rita wrote: "The books by Alex Michaelides (The Silent Patient and The Maidens) are not Greek Mythology retellings, they're just written by someone who is Greek. :\"

Where the Wild Ladies Are is based on Japanese folktales


message 9: by Patricia (new)

Patricia I had no idea The Secret History was a greek mythology retelling?


message 10: by JoAnn (new)

JoAnn W. Patricia wrote: "I had no idea The Secret History was a greek mythology retelling?"

Technically what I can find is that "A Secret History" is heavily inspired by the Greek play "The Bacchae" by Euripides, which focuses on the god Dionysus and his wild, ritualistic followers.

Side note... A Secret History is amazing!


message 11: by Elisabete (new)

Elisabete hi, is it possible to remove the duplicate entries?
thanks


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