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lexiscott1's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
fiademi's review against another edition
4.0
The book is quite good, very complete. My only complain is that it can be very dense to read, and I wish some topics were illustrated with pictures or maps. The only images were all together in the middle, without context and in low quality.
theneighborhoodbookwyrm's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
vladthescholar's review against another edition
3.0
This is a good book with great information. The issue is that it tends to drag on. It's a short book but feel so much longer than it is
alexiasophii's review
5.0
I finally had the chance of reading and finishing this book and I loved it. This book is amazing and I love how detailed and accurate it is. The author is an academic so all of her work is based on historical sources which, for me, as history student, is ideal. I have a big problem with most books about the Sacred Feminine or about Women in History because there's a big tendency to just say things and not back it up with historical references. Some authors tend to say "Women did this" or "Goddesses were portrayed like this" but show no source to these affirmations and I really don't like that since I have no way of understanding where it came from. This book is not like that, the author writes in a very clear but detailed way and provides all the sources necessary for the reader to understand and check the information she's giving us.
I had a different image of how life for women was in Ancient Greece and it was an eye opener to read this book, specially to understand that women were treated differently depending on what part of the Ancient Greece they were with a huge contrast between Athens and Sparta (I prefer Sparta). Also when it comes to Rome, I love how she explained everything and traced several parallels to Egypt and to previous Hellenistic period to show a comparison of how things were. Also enjoyed a small chapter on the cult of Isis which had a huge impact on the history of Women in Classical Antiquity.
I got this book from the Library at my University but I'm going to purchase a copy for myself since this book is amazing, indeed.
I had a different image of how life for women was in Ancient Greece and it was an eye opener to read this book, specially to understand that women were treated differently depending on what part of the Ancient Greece they were with a huge contrast between Athens and Sparta (
I got this book from the Library at my University but I'm going to purchase a copy for myself since this book is amazing, indeed.
inesheiwat's review against another edition
4.0
Great book, I read it for school and would highly recommend reading it even on your own time.
I've always loved Greek mythology, and this look at how the women of Greek mythology influenced the women in the real world (and vice versa) was so very interesting.
4.5/5
I've always loved Greek mythology, and this look at how the women of Greek mythology influenced the women in the real world (and vice versa) was so very interesting.
4.5/5