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The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

50 reviews

readingbooksbcwhynot123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

5.0

Wow. I finished this book in 3 days since I found out I had bought the sequel “The Women Of Troy” before I had read Silence Of the Girls. My love for mythology, especially Greek mythology, has held a tight grip on me for the past year. More than anything, I’ve been intrigued by the dark yet beautiful myth of Achilles, and the Trojan War. I’ll be honest, I did start off by reading The Song Of Achilles, which clearly shows that Patroclus was and always has been an unreliable narrator. This book really puts the ugliness of such a  horrendous time into beautiful writing. People need to see all perspectives. Too many people know Achilles and the Trojan War from TSOA, which sugarcoats it all (even though I do adore the book), I must recommend this to anyone who wants a raw and honest version of what happened. Pat’s writing continues to impress and awestruck me as I go on to read the sequel, and I can only wish the best to everyone who also decided to read this book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Gore, Grief, Animal death, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Vomit

sosobee_06's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Vomit, War, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Trafficking, and Slavery

Moderate: Xenophobia and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol

heuteschongekurtet's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Suicide, Rape, Slavery, Sexual content, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Death, Grief, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Rape and Vomit

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was an amazing look into more of Briseis’ story. It tells her as a main character, instead of usually having her as a side character with Achilles as the main character. It was incredibly refreshing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Gore, War, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, Sexism, Rape, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

lotten4's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gore, Blood, Violence, Rape, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Animal death, War, Murder, Misogyny, and Genocide

Moderate: Suicide, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia

Minor: Vomit, Self harm, Medical content, and Alcohol

pipg's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Violence, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit

nicolaparty's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, War, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

murano's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Body horror, Murder, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and War

Minor: Vomit and Self harm

lynnrahm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

Another Greek mythology retelling because my Percy Jackson phase is still ongoing.

I’ve read a few negative reviews for this one and with a heavy heart I tell you they don’t speak nonsense. This book has its faults. It’s called The Silence of The Girls but Achilles and my sweet boy Pat outshine them all. Like come on! We love Pat and the bloodthirsty gay moron but WHERE IS THE CONTENT WE WERE PROMISED? WHERE ACTUALLY ARE THE GIRLS? Being raped? Being sacrificed? Being tortured to death? Hmm.

We were robbed of the things we actually wanted to read.

But I’m giving it a five star review. Nope nope I’m still the sanest person alive. And this book deserves a five star. I loved how the author succeeded in portraying the war and the lives of the soldiers. I loved that it had Achilles’ pov and loved the way he navigated around Patroclus and dealt with his grief. Come to think of it this book had more of Achilles than it had of Briseis (AND IT IS A BOOK TOLD FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF BRIS) But as I said—Achilles’ mommy issues (no cap) and his tenderness for his father leading him to be gentle with Priam and him caring for his myrmidons—truly splendid.

And thus it was worth my time.

PS: Ik I right the worst kind of reviews.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and War

heyitslivvy's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

- something you'd read for school 
- but like too violent descriptions
- didn't love it
- there was no real plot?
- kinda a different pov to the trojan war

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, and Slavery

Moderate: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit