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rosehw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Blood, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, and War
dniespal'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Violence, Grief, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Deportation, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Classism, Genocide, Death of parent, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, War, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse
moonyleo's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, War, and Child death
Moderate: Rape and Slavery
miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Penelopes buts were the best
Odysseus is not like other men😏
‘Who could love a coward… someone for whom the alternative is loving a corpse.’
‘That is what it means to refuse a god. It is to be driven mad.’
‘Waiting is the cruelest thing i have ever endured.’
Graphic: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Slavery, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, and War
natashaball's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, Grief, War, and Slavery
leic01's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: War and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Rape
Minor: Slavery
elysian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Author: Natalie Haynes
Rating: 4/5
TWs: Basically everything that happens in Greek myths. Yk whats up
The book is about the untold stories of the female characters in the Illiad. As someone who loves diving deep into Greek Myth this one was so awesome and refreshing. Focusing on the characters of Penelope, Hecuba, Briseis, Iphigenia and so many many more.
Characters only have their stories told briefly - standing in the shadow of their son's and husband's.
This was joyful and informative read.
Graphic: Child death, War, and Slavery
nyla_okayyy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Death of parent, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Animal death
tenpn'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? Yes
5.0
Heartbreaking, exciting, beautifully written.
Graphic: Sexual violence, War, Slavery, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Gore, Violence, and Child death
It is unshrinking in its testimony about the consequences of war for women.nialiversuch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Blood, Slavery, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Violence, War, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Child death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse