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Ariadne


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Which was your favorite setting?

Created: 05/13/21

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Posted May. 13, 2021 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
davinamw

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Which was your favorite setting?

Which was your favorite setting: Crete, Naxos or Athens?


Posted May. 14, 2021 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
rachelh

Join Date: 10/19/20

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RE: Which was your favorite setting?...

I thought they were all rendered beautifully but I loved Crete, the descriptions felt especially vivid!


Posted May. 14, 2021 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
sweeney

Join Date: 05/24/11

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RE: Which was your favorite setting?...

I liked the description of the unfolding of the island of Naxos, which changed depending on what was happening to the lead character.


Posted May. 14, 2021 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
RuthEh

Join Date: 07/31/17

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RE: Which was your favorite setting?...

I liked Crete, sounds like a booming place! Naxos, I believe, was a beautiful place run by the manipulation of the gods.


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rebajane

Join Date: 04/21/11

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RE: Which was your favorite setting?...

I haven’t been to Crete but I’ve been to Naxos and Athens. It’s easy to envision from the ruins in Athens what a bustling metropolis it was and how exciting it must have been to live there. But I prefer Naxos, a quiet, serene island even today. I loved the description in the book. It sounds idyllic, away from the maddening crowd


Posted May. 14, 2021 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
carolt

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RE: Which was your favorite setting?...

Naxos, definitely.


Posted May. 15, 2021 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
acstrine

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RE: Which was your favorite setting?...

I loved the peacefulness of Naxos as it was described, especially as it bloomed to life. I could almost smell the fragrant blossoms. At the same time, I need a bit more action on occasion. I loved the description of Athens during the festival. I think that due to the tyrannical way in which Minos ruled Crete and the madness of his wife, I was not impressed so much by the beauty of the castle or grounds. It seemed like a dark, unhappy place. it would hard to be happy living in a place filled with so much fear.


Posted May. 15, 2021 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
JLPen77

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RE: Which was your favorite setting?...

Naxos, perhaps because of its peaceful and healing effect on Ariadne. Crete is what drew me to this title, as I have been there—but the author wrote so convincingly of its hidden terrors that like Ariadne I was glad to leave it.


Posted May. 17, 2021 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
peggyt

Join Date: 08/10/17

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RE: Which was your favorite setting?...

I didn’t find setting to be very compelling in this book. It seemed much more character driven. That is not a complaint, I just remember the people more than the places after finishing the book.


Posted May. 19, 2021 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
ScribblingScribe

Join Date: 02/29/16

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RE: Which was your favorite setting?...

I loved the peace and tranquility of Naxos, until Ariadne discovered the rituals. From that point on, it was tainted by death. But before that, it spoke to me.


Posted May. 23, 2021 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
Elizabeth Marie

Join Date: 05/26/18

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RE: Which was your favorite setting?...

I have mixed feelings about this question.I loved the natural beauty and apparent serenity of Naxos, but I was also drawn to Crete because I could remember the palace so clearly from my visit there. The red pillars and the dolphin frescoes were especially vivid.


Posted May. 25, 2021 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
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patriciag

Join Date: 07/11/14

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Setting

Naxos--especially as it comes alive under Dionysus and as he and Ariadne explore together.


Posted May. 25, 2021 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
mceacd

Join Date: 07/03/18

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RE: Which was your favorite setting?...

I particularly enjoyed Naxos for its peacefulness. Crete sounded gorgeous, but the presence of the Minotaur ruined the beauty


Posted May. 31, 2021 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
BuffaloGirl

Join Date: 01/13/18

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RE: Which was your favorite setting?...

I enjoyed the setting of Naxos, especially after Dionysus arrived. The natural beauty, the serenity, the solitude were all very appealing. Crete, or at least Minos' palace, literally sounded, and I suppose smelled, like a slaughterhouse.


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beverlyj

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RE: Which was your favorite setting?...

My favorite setting was Naxos because of its physical beauty and that is where Adiadne blossoms and comes into her own.


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