Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

45 reviews

ehmannky's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I love a good mythology retelling and this one is excellent. I thought I would find it jarring, jumping back and forth between so many different characters with so little time between them, but it works so well. And Haynes just renders each part of the war so heartbreaking. The strong points definitely revolve around the human women, with the parts about the goddesses being interesting and fun to read, but not nearly as compelling. I loved how the solemn nature of the book is broken with Penelope's wry humor in her letters to Odysseus. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Violence, Slavery, Xenophobia, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Grief, and Genocide

Moderate: Suicide and Blood

whatcassiedid's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I discovered this book from the Let's Talk About Myths, Baby podcast (highly recommend) and it filled the Song of Achilles shaped hole in my heart. Haynes beautifully tells the stories of the women involved in the Trojan war who have been forgotten or mistreated by the retellings over the years. Each woman is so different and well fleshed out, and I particularly loved the use of Calliope to move between the stories.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, and Slavery

thiscubed's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Violence

thebespectacledbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Rape, Blood, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, and Torture

littledevonnook's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Gore, Rape, Slavery, and Violence