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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.75 rounded up
I feel I would’ve appreciated this more if I had better acquainted myself with the mythology. I listened to the audiobook which the author narrated and it was great. I enjoyed hearing how it was intended. If I had the physical book, I most likely would have put it down until I read more of the original mythology.
I feel I would’ve appreciated this more if I had better acquainted myself with the mythology. I listened to the audiobook which the author narrated and it was great. I enjoyed hearing how it was intended. If I had the physical book, I most likely would have put it down until I read more of the original mythology.
Audio. Honestly, I got a little lost while listening because of the many, many characters. But I enjoyed spending time back in the old Greek stories. Penelope's story was my favorite. And the book is definitely well-written. I think I would have enjoyed the print version better.
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m in a reading slump this week because I DNF a few books back to back — including this one — which is unusual for me. Maybe I’ll try this book again one day, but for now I couldn’t get into it.
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thanks mostly to cultural osmosis through a plethora of various media, I’ve long been familiar with the tale of the Trojan War. Or, to be both more specific and far more honest, I’ve long been familiar with the traditional tellings of the legendary conflict dominated by outsized male characters like Achilles, Agamemnon, Odysseus, Hector, and the like. And frankly, even with my personal longstanding general interest in mythology, this epic of battles raging on the plains below the walls of Troy, clashes of ego between rival Greek leaders, and deception via wooden horse has long since evoked any kind of interest from me at all. It’s been such a longstanding western classic and so culturally ubiquitous to the point where it had become stale.
Now that I’ve read Natalie Haynes A Thousand Ships though, I am definitely singing a bit of a different tune. Her spotlight upon all the women of the Trojan War, from mortals to muses to nymphs and all the way up to the goddesses of Mount Olympus, gives an overdue voice to half the population of the epic after spending centuries at the margins. And by doing so, to be bluntly enthusiastic on my part, the author has created the most genuinely engrossing and fantastically refreshing take on this legendary war that I have ever had the privilege to read to date, period.
For the many out there who enjoyed Madeline Miller’s “Circe,” this is another focus-shifted contemporary retelling from Greek mythology that is definitely not to be missed out on.
Now that I’ve read Natalie Haynes A Thousand Ships though, I am definitely singing a bit of a different tune. Her spotlight upon all the women of the Trojan War, from mortals to muses to nymphs and all the way up to the goddesses of Mount Olympus, gives an overdue voice to half the population of the epic after spending centuries at the margins. And by doing so, to be bluntly enthusiastic on my part, the author has created the most genuinely engrossing and fantastically refreshing take on this legendary war that I have ever had the privilege to read to date, period.
For the many out there who enjoyed Madeline Miller’s “Circe,” this is another focus-shifted contemporary retelling from Greek mythology that is definitely not to be missed out on.
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
My second Natalie Haynes book and I just adore the voices she gives to the women portrayed. They are human and relatable and funny. Great read.