Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

185 reviews

avesmaria's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

A complicated, complex journey into the depths of powerlessness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Child death, Violence, and Death

Minor: Sexual assault

courtsport's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

What happened to the wives of Greek heroes and the daughters of Trojan warriors? Did their lives and tragedies matter any less than the men's? Haynes breathes life into the untold stories of the women of the Trojan war, weaving an intircate tapestry of grief and resilience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Rape, War, Violence, Body horror, and Torture

thewillowwood's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Incredible. Beautifully written, the audiobook was wonderful, first audiobook i’ve been able to complete with ease. A must read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Violence, Sexism, Slavery, Misogyny, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, Sexual violence, Rape, Child death, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

listen, if you’ve read the iliad, similar topics and triggers apply.

averyb35's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Read for Marks's Heroes of Troy Class, reread to finish the chapters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Slavery, War, Death, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual violence

julesfrigault's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Death, Child death, and Slavery

nickdw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

oksanana31's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Violence, Murder, War, Colonisation, Child death, and Slavery

garnethalo's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

While I wanted to give it a 4.75, I realized I only didn't want to give it 5 because I couldn't place blame. Unlike in Stone Blind, where I could blame Athene or Perseus, I could blame no one in A Thousand Ships. And even then the book tried to place the blame, on Helen, on Paris, Aphrodite, Eris, Thetis, Zeus. But no one can take sole blame. And this books makes you face the sorrow of the women. Without a clear cut villian. It filled it's purpose beautifully and forced the reader to stare at the victims of war, with no one at fault.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexism, Body horror, War, Child death, Cursing, Slavery, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Confinement, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Abortion, Gore, Vomit, Animal death, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Sexual violence

It a story about the women affected by the Trojan war. Both Greeks, Trojans, and women nearby Troy. Greek tragedy even sadder when you consider the women. You have been warned.

ofclumsywords's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

“A war does not ignore half the people whose lives it touches. So why do we?”

A story told by Calliope giving inspiration to a poet who is in need of something to write. 

Calliope makes it clear from the very beginning that the only inspiration she is giving the poet is of the women of Troy. Haynes added such passion to her performance of the audiobook that you feel everything each of the women feels. That alone makes this book so memorable. I am so glad this book exists and I can’t wait to discover more of what Haynes has written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Grief, War, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Slavery

flavroc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, War, Murder, Trafficking, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity and Classism