Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

174 reviews

lucawartna's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This book sheds a light on the stories of women impacted by the war on Troy. The angle is interesting, as are the stories, but I found it offers little new perspectives on top of other recent Greek myth retellings. I had expected more. 
The intent was to show that the women were heroes too. That’s an angle I couldn’t get behind. The women were, almost all of them, victims. Brave victims, yes. But then again, I also don’t really think of most men involved in the Trojan war as heroes. Maybe that’s why this just didn’t click for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Rape

annaweeks's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Rape

moonytoast's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

5.0

RTC… which will come once the HCP Union is able to negotiate a fair contract for their workers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

shjervenrev's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, and Murder

xlivjones073's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

tasseographic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Violence, Murder, and War

doodlebooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

charleewalton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Truly a masterpiece. A great look into the Women of Troy, giving them a voice and letting their stories be told. We know of Achilles and Odysseus and Hector, but did we know much about their wives and lovers? Haynes gives a needed voice to the women who were silenced by the 'heroisim' of men. It was beautifully written and so addictive. Every story was captivating and heartbreaking. Love love loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and War

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Alcohol

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

I liked this! I picked it up because of a recommendation from a friend and she definitely knew me well. I already know and love the story of The Trojan War and The Odyssey and this retelling satisfied my <i>dissatisfation</i> regarding the misrepresentation and underrepresentation of women in the ancient Greek stories. This gives those figures on the outskirts a voice and more agency. 

My favourites would be Penthesilia, Cassandra, and Penelope (oh my God, I never thought of so much of The Odyssey from her perspective and I'm hooked!). I wish we'd had a chapter from Helen's perspective, it's conspicuous that we don't. 

I think having so many perspectives did stretch the narrative a bit too thin. I would have loved a few of these culled to give more space to the others to be deepened and more explored at length. I'm looking forward to reading more from this author, perhaps with a focus on ones with fewer PoVs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury