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The Women of Troy by Pat Barker

41 reviews

em_davies7019's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Fatphobia, Suicide, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Murder, Rape, Death, Violence, and Misogyny

georgiatancred's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.25

I'm definitely going to read this again. Page 80-81 had me nearly in tears. I was so moved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Sexual content, Murder, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence

seron's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Death, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Child death and Pregnancy

anne_shouseofdreams's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Slavery

Moderate: Blood, Murder, and Sexual violence

Minor: Pedophilia and Pregnancy

lunaschu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Trafficking, Sexual violence, War, Pregnancy, Murder, Violence, Slavery, Child death, Misogyny, and Genocide

heuteschongekurtet's review against another edition

emotional medium-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

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Child death, Cursing, Misogyny, Animal death, Blood, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Rape, Grief, War, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

cosycourtney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

The books in Pat Barker’s Troy series always pleasantly surprise me. They are not really the genre I naturally gravitate towards but Silence Of The Girls and now Women Of Troy were both astounding reads. Anyone who is a fan of Madeline Miller honestly must also read these books. I would easily recommend the Troy series over Song Of Achilles because  it once again centers women in a story that typical surrounds the actions of men. I liked the way Women Of Troy had a more diverse range of female experience and highlights the varying natures of survival, anger and acceptance of the fate of the women in our story. It really mirrored similar experiences we still face in modern day world where female experience, feminism and fighting against the patriarchy exists in many different ways. Barker writes in such an accessible way with subtle contextual hints throughout her work. There is no huge expectation that you have to be a Trojan expert in order to enjoy the story. Despite a quite a large cast of characters, our women are deeply developed; their connections to one another solid & clear. Upon finishing Women Of Troy I found out there is a third Troy novel coming next year focusing on Cassandra, a character I really wanted more from so I can’t wait—knowing this now it feels like the tease of her potential abundance was intentional. This book only lost 1 star from me because some of the chapter were from a male’s POV and while I know it was essential to the story they were my least favourite chapters. Can’t wait for more Pat Barker in future! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

scarlett4's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Pregnancy, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and War

unboxedjack's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• 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

2.5

I wanted to like this given how much I enjoyed the first book, but…ugh. None of the characters were captivating nor was the plot. Moments of drama and philosophical contemplation made the book readable–especially amidst multiple uses of the r****** slur (how did THAT get past editors?)–but it has nothing to really grab me. The book had promise, but fell so short.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Slavery, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, War, Child death, Confinement, and Pregnancy

lionelle's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Slavery, Sexual violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, War, Violence, Torture, and Confinement

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia