The Mask of Apollo, (Paperback)

from kukulaj

Top notch fun! A real page turner that had me up well past my bed time, that took me back to Plato's world and helped me understand some of those issues. I'm no classical scholar so I can't judge the historical accuracy, but on the other hand I have read a few of Plato's dialogues and this book s...

from JackMassa

In one quintessentially Greek moment from this superb novel, the narrator recalls the story of a father of two Olympic champions. At the moment when his sons are crowned, the crowd chants to him to "Die now," because, of course, no moment of his life could ever again be so good.So, in finishing T...

from MerryMary

I have read this book until it has fallen apart. I am entranced by the "backstage" atmosphere of the story, by the doomed nobility of Dion, by the struggles of Niko to remain true to his craft in the face of corruption and politics.

from gribeaux

This was the first adult book that truly knocked my socks off.The protagonist, a tragic actor, is so likeable even with his catty little faults that he takes you on a journey to a very different world. And his boyfriend is just lovely. Mary Renault was a genius.

from dbsovereign

Greece from the perspective of a very discerning actor's point of view. Renault writes historical fiction in such a way as to cause us to think that's how it might have been with wonderful detail and finely drawn characters. One of her best!