A review by boodschappenlijst
The Women of Troy by Pat Barker

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

3.0

To the author's defense I have not read the first book in this series, but I found this one extremely uneventful. Like instead of detailing actual interesting events it chose to focus on the intermezzo inbetween - but without much intrigue to make it truly interesting. Especially knowing how already how it ends, this story wasn't at all exciting the way it could've been. Halfway through I found myself wishing the book focused on Pyrrhus entirely, who had an actual character conflict going on. Instead this book presented me with extremely drawn out descriptions of mundane activities. It simply does not deliver.

Also I am retracting points for unnecessary fatphobia. 
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