A review by caidyn
The Women of Troy by Pat Barker

emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is a hard book to rate. I enjoyed it, but I wasn't blown away by it. It focuses on what happened after Troy was defeated and the women trying to deal with the aftermath. Rape, children being killed, killing pregnant women, etc. A hard read, but it was good. You have to go slow to absorb it all. Yet, I didn't love it. Good and I might revisit it, but I don't feel the need to keep it.
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