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A review by thomasdm15
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I just want to preface this by saying this is not a bad book at all, I just don't think I could enjoy it because mythology retellings just quite don't work for me and although the book's main thing of seeing the women's side of a mythological war was enticing at first, I got pretty bored after a while because these are all things I already know about the Trojan War... so midway through the book I started being disinterested and I had a really hard time finishing it.
I've got to say, though, that the writing was really really good and I could really FEEL like I was seeing it all through the protagonists' eyes, sometimes forgetting this was written by someone else, really got the feeling I was reading people's journals.
Anyway if you're a fan of mythology retellings with a refreshing (yet horriffying) point of view, this book is for you, too bad it wasn't for me in the end.
I've got to say, though, that the writing was really really good and I could really FEEL like I was seeing it all through the protagonists' eyes, sometimes forgetting this was written by someone else, really got the feeling I was reading people's journals.
Anyway if you're a fan of mythology retellings with a refreshing (yet horriffying) point of view, this book is for you, too bad it wasn't for me in the end.