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..."
-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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477 voters ·
list created May 11th, 2021
by Nerdy Werewolf (votes) .
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Dec 10, 2021 06:42AM
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 !
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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. 😒
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
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. :\
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
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. :)
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
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!
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