Bull from the Sea

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Summary: The Struggle and Glory of Life
Review: The Bull From The Sea tells the story of Theseus, the ancient Greek hero who defeated the Minatour and Crete. Mar Renault has written the finest "fictionalized" autobiography. Theseus struggles to become a man, then to stay alive, then to become free, then to do his duty - the thread of his life parallels those of every person. Renault is at her best in bringing to life the ancient story and making this ""fairy tale more real that any modern novel.

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Summary: Marvelous!
Review: This is a wonderful book that got me started reading Mary Renault's novels. In fact I am on my fifth one, and I still find them spellbinding. Two things really stick with me from "The Bull from the Sea": the exciting love story between Theseus and Hippolyta and the sensitive and respectful way that Renault treats the life of these characters within their ancient religion.

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Summary: Wonderful book! Great depiction of a brave hero...
Review: This is one of my favorite books! From Theseus' charming nature, to his adventures with Pirithoos, to the passion between him and Hippolyta, this book was beautifully written. Having hardly known anything about Theseus, this book got be completely obsessed with ancient greek history. It portrayed the Greek culture in eloquent words, and showed me how people lived. Mary Renault truly shows her talent in this book. What a novel!