A review by allymute
After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz

challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

After Sappho is an invigorating but challenging read. This novel chronicles the lives of numerous Sapphic women living in 1880s - 1920s Western Europe. While this book became tedious near its middle, it started to pick up around the turn of the century. Some people have criticized this novel for being too white focused, which is a valid critique. Given its time and place, I didn’t expect anything else. There is certainly a larger conversation to be had about the academic and financial privilege of studying Greek literature, and maintaining the lives these women led. I would certainly read something else by this author.