Reviews

The Women of Troy by Pat Barker

milatonin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

livvyofthevalley's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.75

Silence of the Girls is objectively better-paced, more emotionally-invested, and just generally a better book. But this is also magnificent!

caseyr's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-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

4.0

hanrutous's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

3.0

battlepanda32's review against another edition

2.0

I just could get into this book, I tried I really did, but half way through and I'm still not enjoying myself, so this is a DNF for me.

chloelliss's review against another edition

4.0

4.5
Another Greek retelling I really enjoyed!
Seeing the aftermath of the fall of Troy from the viewpoint of all the women was really intriguing.
Even when we were seeing the male’s perspective, it was all third person, so it was only to add to their story, rather than to override it.

eviecanactuallyread's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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

4.5

eheidenreich's review against another edition

I didn't feel connected to any of the characters and just became bored reading this. 

hayley_s's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

the_sunken_library's review against another edition

5.0

Subject matter - utterly miserable and anger enducing.

Writing - completely compelling. I really hope we get to hear more of the tale of Briseis' life.