Rating: 9.5/10 Favorite Character: Clytemnestra I loved this book. It’s super impactful. The story of the Trojan War told through the perspective of Clytemnestra and Helen, I was delighted to finally get to read this myth from a woman’s point of view. Even though I’ve never liked Helen, the author managed to portray her withContinue reading “Book Review: Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood”
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Book Review: A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
Rating: 9/10 Favorite Characters: Polyxena and Penelope (Penelope writes these amazing, dry, sarcastic letters to Odysseus throughout the book as she hears about his journey.) Honestly, I loved this book. Considering how many women were involved in the Trojan War, I always found it shocking that the Iliad focused so much on the men. ThisContinue reading “Book Review: A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes”
Book Review: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Rating: 9.5/10 Favorite Character: Briseis; Most of the male characters in this book end up looking really bad, probably because the book is so true to the original epic instead of making the story softer. A feminist retelling of Homer’s Iliad, this story is told from the perspective of Briseis. While all the characters areContinue reading “Book Review: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker”
Reflections: Patroclus and Achilles
Books: Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, the Iliad by Homer, the Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker In the end, their love story endures like nothing else. I’ve always wanted a love like that, you know? A love that could set the world on fire. A love that could change the course ofContinue reading “Reflections: Patroclus and Achilles”
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