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A review by clarissasushicat
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
One of my fave written female perspectives about the Greek and Trojan war. Although there were many figures involved, they were all strung together well to tell the story.
I’ve learned more about the many female figures involved (some new to me and some I’ve read about before), what they were thinking, how they reacted during and after the war - Hecuba and Clytemnestra reacted with wrath and revenge, Cassandra and Polyxena prefer death over the cursed gift and slavery respectively, Penelope was loyal to the end and Andromache found it in herself to somehow live and love again after losing her husband and son.
Each women reacted differently to the war and they were all as strong as some of the men who fought in their own way.
I’ve learned more about the many female figures involved (some new to me and some I’ve read about before), what they were thinking, how they reacted during and after the war - Hecuba and Clytemnestra reacted with wrath and revenge, Cassandra and Polyxena prefer death over the cursed gift and slavery respectively, Penelope was loyal to the end and Andromache found it in herself to somehow live and love again after losing her husband and son.
Each women reacted differently to the war and they were all as strong as some of the men who fought in their own way.