Reviews

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

guavadunes's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

annarozsa's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kimmy98's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

daniielle_lee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Child death

jszlzsj's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

jszlzsj's review against another edition

Finished reading ahead of the audiobook

inevanhecke's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

hollysilsbury's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

jmodef's review against another edition

5.0

Loved it. Raw and brutal telling of the spoils of war that include women as prizes to be raped and demeaned. It is the ugliest truth, besides the murdering of the defeated children. The Odyssey and the Iliad herald the “Heroes” but when told from a feminist POV, these men were anything but. Briseis and Helen are so often reduced to women that “caused” men to act badly… I am so excited for Pat Barkers upcoming Women Of Troy! I need more of her storytelling that infuse life into the best characters of the Iliad and the Orestea, THE WOMEN

honorpaul's review against another edition

5.0

This book is incredible