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A review by rd77
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
A very interesting read. The author was able to make you sympathize for each woman very quickly, and it was interesting to think about the impact of the war on women, since it’s not talked about nearly enough. The only thing I didn’t like was Penelope’s chapters- for anyone who has read The Odyssey, it’s a tired retelling of it, with little actual insight to Penelope’s side of the story until her last 2 chapters.
Content Warnings
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, War, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Death, Slavery, and Sexual violence