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sophiesmallhands's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, Blood, Sexual assault, Gore, Sexual violence, War, Violence, Slavery, Rape, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Blood, Alcohol, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit
guivx5's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.0
“The Silence of The Girls” relies on the famous Iliad story, a tale with so many different takes and interpretations that it has come to be known, even if just a bit, by everyone. I myself have started to enjoy stories based on greek epics when I first read Madeline Miller’s books. So I had high hopes on this one. And, honestly, it had everything to be really good. The dense characters; the abuses inflicted towards women, usually omitted in retellings; a rich scenario to explore. It had the bread and cheese, and it could’ve been a hell of a lunch. If the writing wasn’t such a slog.
Look, I’ve really tried to like this one. I really did. But getting through the chapters turned into a battle. The author writes like this, using commas repeatedly through the paragraphs, often turning phrases into a mess, a big mess, of convoluted information, agonizing confusion, crossing each other, making the long paragraphs often composed of one or two sentences. It. Is. Really. Exhausting. This, mixed with the questionable narrative choices, made this book the biggest slog for me.
Overall, it’s The Iliad in some way, so it’s good in some way, although I do feel that this book is not so friendly towards people who don’t have much knowledge about the original story. It’s sad it turned out this way for me.
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Death of parent, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexism, Sexual violence, Body horror, Infertility, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Domestic abuse
florana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Slavery, War, Death, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Grief, Rape, and Sexism
froggybooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: War, Trafficking, Violence, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Slavery, Child death, Death, and Animal death
Moderate: Body horror and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit
strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition
It is very sexual and has so much rape in it. I realize that’s because it is a retelling of the Trojan War, but I did not like this. It is cruel.
However, the writing, while not my cup of tea, is quite good.
Graphic: Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Genocide, Alcohol, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Self harm, Infidelity, Gore, Child death, Slavery, Suicide, and War
beauvisseau's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Although the main character, Briseis, does not have a highly developed character, I feel that it fits with her state of being. The grief of losing her loved ones but also one's self can turn you into a shell of memories and thoughts.
One point of criticism though, is that I would have liked to see more perspectives of different women there. It is a missed opportunity to switch between Briseis, Patroclus and Achilles, when two of those three narratives have already been explored for centuries but so many narratives are missing.
Amazing work of fiction that truly expands upon the existing narratives and opened my eyes to many new ideas about war, feminism, story-telling, slavery and power. Would recommend to anyone.
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, War, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Genocide, Gore, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Violence, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia
chloepallant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Violence, War, Slavery, and Suicide
kredeprnz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Graphic: Rape, Murder, War, Blood, Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Slavery
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Confinement, Suicide, and Pregnancy
Minor: Body shaming, Miscarriage, and Infertility
sosobee_06's review
Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Vomit, War, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Trafficking, and Slavery
Moderate: Xenophobia and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcohol
nxs06's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, War, Blood, Child death, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Alcohol, and Cannibalism