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  <title><![CDATA[The Bull from the Sea]]></title>
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  <default_description>In this sequel to &lt;b&gt;The King Must Die &lt;/b&gt;Theseus defies the gods &amp; claims the throne of Athens, a move that culminates in the terrible, fateful destruction of the house of Minos &amp; the Minotaur.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1962</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mary Renault]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2001</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Apr 10 05:08:43 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mary Renault’s <em>The Bull from the Sea</em>, published in 1962, is a modern retelling of the legend of the Greek hero Theseus.  Renault was deeply influenced by Sir James Frazer’s <em>The Golden Bough</em> and by Frazer’s theories of all religions being based on an original fertility cult that involved a sacr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19853559">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="1671649">
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    <name><![CDATA[Siria]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jun 05 06:15:53 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jun 05 06:16:39 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The sequel to <em>The King Must Die</em>, this book picks up almost exactly where the last book ends. It covers the rest of the legend of Theseus, combining the original legend with Renault's blend of imagination and historical research.<br/><br/>This is probably the weakest of Renault's books that I've re...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1671649">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4852564">
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    <location><![CDATA[Singapore]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Aug 20 23:53:16 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 25 19:34:23 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a sequel to the King Must Die. It starts from Theseus’ arrival in Athens where he learns of his father’s suicide as a result if his failure to sail with white sails.  The author follows the same formula used in her earlier book, that of following the storyline set out in the myth but wit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4852564">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39651736">
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    <name><![CDATA[Naomi]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Kay Brewster]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 08 19:25:58 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 04 13:29:17 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[As always, Renault weaves her story within the limits imposed by respect for history and the classical legends and myths that have travelled, surviving, through time. No easy task to recreate life and passions out of such disciplined elements. A task that appears constantly disregarded by so-called ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39651736">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32163107">
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    <name><![CDATA[Rachel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Sep 06 06:09:40 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 05 13:09:21 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>Twice</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The sequel to <em>The King Must Die</em>, but equally effective as a stand alone book, this novel continues Mary Renault's telling of the life of the Greek mythological hero Theseus, this time in his maturity, after returning from Crete and ascending to the throne of Athens. As with <em>The King Must Die</em>, some o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32163107">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71479479">
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    <location><![CDATA[Monroe, CT]]></location>        
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      <rating>0</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 16 17:44:06 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 16 17:46:44 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Once you start reading Mary Renault, you can't stop.  This is why I have so many books on my &quot;currently reading&quot; profile.  It's true, I actually am currently reading approximately nine books.  Three of them are Renault books.  This is the followup to The King Must Die, the legend of Theseu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71479479">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39102317">
    <user id="1767806">
    <name><![CDATA[Missy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Dec 02 07:45:54 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 02 07:48:10 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Renault and her style of historical fiction. It is wonderful to learn about mythology and how it is intertwined with history. She definitely is one of my favorite authors because of her story-telling abilities, which is a very important quality to me. My grandfather read this book and it mean...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39102317">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="61668566">
    <user id="2474968">
    <name><![CDATA[Pam]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Eugene, OR]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jun 30 14:37:45 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jun 30 14:41:08 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A retelling of the story of the ancient Minoans and the Minator in the Maze. Well researched historical novel about ancient Cretan culture woven into an absorbing adventure. Well written, hard to put down, leaves you hunting for more novels by the same gifted author. Never disappointed me when I fou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61668566">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42666156">
    <user id="902629">
    <name><![CDATA[Helen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chapel Hill, NC]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 11 07:17:53 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 08 18:12:11 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read &quot;The King Must Die&quot;, the precursor to this book, during the summer of 2006. This one seemed to go a lot faster, skimming over years at a time with a single page. It was an enjoyable read, though not overly memorable. Renault did, however, manage to wring some feeling out of the resp...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42666156">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="55684863">
    <user id="1920801">
    <name><![CDATA[Jay]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Charlotte, NC]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon May 11 11:22:44 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun May 17 18:11:31 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[sequel to ''the king must die''.  both were awesome.  i love how renault explains the myth of theseus in ways that keep him grounded in the real world.  there is no interaction of gods or trips to hades; his entire tale is told in a way that suggests how the legends grew to their current state.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55684863">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38922708">
    <user id="646953">
    <name><![CDATA[Patrick]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1978</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Nov 29 23:36:49 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 29 23:37:15 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read and loved many of Renault's Greek and Persian historical novels when I was in high school. I periodically reread them, and often recommend them to friends. This was among my favorites.]]></body>
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    <review id="69694065">
    <user id="1345295">
    <name><![CDATA[Lois]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Sep 01 10:50:41 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 01 10:51:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I thought I'd like this book because it was about mythology, and Theseus, etc. but the writing didn't keep my attention. I stopped reading about half way through. I don't tend to finish &quot;okay&quot; books.]]></body>
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    <review id="25071846">
    <user id="44618">
    <name><![CDATA[Alisha]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jun 21 13:37:19 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 13 13:49:19 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book took my breath away: earthquakes sent by the gods, humans consenting to their own sacrifice,  sword hilts inlaid with gold and ivory, ritual, war, fate, and sex, all described in bright, rich prose and held together by intense emotion abd incredible character development. Renault does a sp...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25071846">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60277809">
    <user id="1644659">
    <name><![CDATA[Jenni]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Oxford, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Jun 28 00:11:50 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Always a favourite enthralling read. Not quite as stellar as the first one; pacing goes a little uneven in the latter part of the book, though this is as things go wrong for Theseus, so it may simply be intended to reflect what is happening to him.]]></body>
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    <review id="42516257">
    <user id="1419201">
    <name><![CDATA[Craig]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 09 17:34:36 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 09 17:35:51 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this out of sequence but not sure if I would have liked it anymore. I found the writing difficult or at least not very engaging. ]]></body>
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    <review id="39266905">
    <user id="1490912">
    <name><![CDATA[Che]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[North Norfolk, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Dec 04 01:44:16 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[if you like history coming to life, read all the mary renault series<br/><br/>she makes greek classics leap from the page]]></body>
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    <review id="64588671">
    <user id="2525927">
    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 22 18:30:31 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 22 18:31:22 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Would like to read again, now.  2009.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While a good read, The Bull from the Sea ('62) is not quite as exciting as the story of Theseus' youth in The King Must Die ('58).  Like its predecessor, it rationalizes ancient Greek myths, many of which were far more interlinked than most moderns recognize.  Thus, this novel covers both legends of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22691213">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read The King Must Die and The Bull from the Sea at a time when I was bedridden, with no TV and no radio.  That may partially account for why I enjoyed this book and its predecessor so much.  I enjoy historical fiction, particularly the re-telling of myths and legends, at any time, and Renault rea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23769368">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was recommended by an art history professor and so I picked it up.  I liked it, I think the author does well in weaving a fictional story with history.  I didn't know it was a follow up, though.  Oops.  I'll have to pick up the first one.  :-)]]></body>
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