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82 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571239498
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Publication date: 02 August 2007
Description
As portrayed in Homer's Odyssey, Penelope - wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy - has become a symbol of wifely duty and devotion, enduring twenty years of waiting when her husband goes to fight in the Trojan War. As she fen...
Community Reviews Summary of 111 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
sad 42%
emotional 28%
funny 28%
tense 28%
mysterious 14%
Pace
medium 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 33% | Character: 33% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | N/A: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Average rating
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82 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571239498
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Publication date: 02 August 2007
Description
As portrayed in Homer's Odyssey, Penelope - wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy - has become a symbol of wifely duty and devotion, enduring twenty years of waiting when her husband goes to fight in the Trojan War. As she fen...
Community Reviews Summary of 111 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
sad 42%
emotional 28%
funny 28%
tense 28%
mysterious 14%
Pace
medium 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 33% | Character: 33% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | N/A: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.