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A review by sakisreads
The Women of Troy by Pat Barker
dark
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
✨ Gifted ✨
My friend bought me this for my birthday and I was super pumped, having just finished ‘Silence of the Girls’.
He did say there was less drama (and he wasn’t wrong), but I still found Briseis’s energy inspiring and necessary. What a woman, helping other women in the horrific patriarchy!
I hated Pyrrhus (and now that I’ve looked at visual depictions of him, I hate him even more) 😂 But I also could sympathise with how he might have been a product of the trauma he went through 😳
3 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨ I am really enjoying Pat Barker’s twists on Greek mythology (although I’m unsure whether I’ll pick up the next one or not)!
My friend bought me this for my birthday and I was super pumped, having just finished ‘Silence of the Girls’.
He did say there was less drama (and he wasn’t wrong), but I still found Briseis’s energy inspiring and necessary. What a woman, helping other women in the horrific patriarchy!
I hated Pyrrhus (and now that I’ve looked at visual depictions of him, I hate him even more) 😂 But I also could sympathise with how he might have been a product of the trauma he went through 😳
3 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨ I am really enjoying Pat Barker’s twists on Greek mythology (although I’m unsure whether I’ll pick up the next one or not)!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, and Pregnancy