TBR Jar Review: The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault
This was the latest pick from out of my TBR Jar, and while I did mostly enjoy it, it is another one of those books that ended up on my TBR list, without a “proper” reason. For a while I had one of those “read this next” books that list a number of books for different topics and I added a whole lot of those books to my TBR, even though they maybe weren’t what I would normally go for. But I am all for reading out of my comfort zone, so for most of the books I want to give them a try, even though they might not be my first choice. This was definitely one of those books. This book takes place in ancient Athens at the time of Socrates. The main protagonist is a young man named Alexias, who is part of the wealthier population of the city. We hear about him training to become an athlete and the troubles he has with his family. He meets Lysis, a young man who takes him under his wings and they become lovers. The Peloponnesian war is still going strong and Alexias is called t...