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352 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781529057133
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Publication date: 29 April 2021
Description
From Natalie Haynes, the Women's Prize shortlisted author of A Thousand Ships, comes The Children of Jocasta, a retelling of Oedipus and Antigone from the perspectives of the women the myths overlooked. My siblings and I have grown up in a cur...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,823 reviews
Moods
dark 60%
sad 44%
tense 40%
reflective 29%
adventurous 26%
mysterious 26%
challenging 19%
informative 11%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 16%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 35% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, Death of parentModerate
Incest, Violence, Child death
352 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781529057133
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Publication date: 29 April 2021
Description
From Natalie Haynes, the Women's Prize shortlisted author of A Thousand Ships, comes The Children of Jocasta, a retelling of Oedipus and Antigone from the perspectives of the women the myths overlooked. My siblings and I have grown up in a cur...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,823 reviews
Moods
dark 60%
sad 44%
tense 40%
reflective 29%
adventurous 26%
mysterious 26%
challenging 19%
informative 11%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 16%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 35% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, Death of parentModerate
Incest, Violence, Child death