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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not a word wasted. Natalie Haynes is a beautiful writer. Stacked cast of Trojan women, Greek women, nymphs, and goddesses. Not every character has the same amount of page time, but Haynes dedicates equal measures of development for all of them.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Maybe it's because I've been in a reading slump this past year, or maybe the way this book is written is just not for me. I'm not really a fan of episodic, jumping-from-storyline-to-storyline storytelling. I like the writing style though.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I enjoyed the retelling of Greek myths from the women’s perspective since the women are usually overlooked. But it was quite depressing.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Amazing. I read this because I loved Circe so much and was searching for something similar. It tells the tales of many different women from the Greek epics so it’s a little slow to get into, but once I was about 50 pages in I was hooked. And the more I read, the harder it was to put the book down. If you loved Circe you will at least like this - even if you don’t love it as I do.