AtalantaAtalanta
What it's about
When Princess Atalanta is born a girl instead of the son her parents wanted, she's left on a mountainside to die. Raised by a mother bear under the eye of the goddess Artemis, she grows up wild and free, warned that marriage will be her undoing. She becomes a famous huntress and the only woman to sail with the Argonauts.
Why it's worth reading
It was a Goodreads Choice finalist. It's a vivid feminist retelling of Greek myth.
You'll love it if you liked
Ariadne
Stone Blind
ClytemnestraGood to know
It's violent in places.
By the numbers
- Readers2 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller20 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
On our reserve shelf: it's well reviewed, but isn't currently a prize winner, a lifetime bestseller or a book everyone's talking about, so we don't rank it. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Why it made the list
Reads as
Adventurous, Epic
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Quick answers
Is Atalanta worth reading?
It was a Goodreads Choice finalist. Its Must-Read Score is 49.4 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is Atalanta about?
When Princess Atalanta is born a girl instead of the son her parents wanted, she's left on a mountainside to die. Raised by a mother bear under the eye of the goddess Artemis, she grows up wild and free, warned that marriage will be her undoing. She becomes a famous huntress and the only woman to sail with the Argonauts.
How long does it take to read Atalanta?
About 8 hours (304 pages), or about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after Atalanta?
If you liked it, try Ariadne by Jennifer Saint, Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes or Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati.