The Women of Troy: The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller
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This was a rather bleak read. As can be expected from a book revolving around the fate of women in a time when they were considered as nothing but property by a majority of people and especially in a time of war. I really enjoyed Briseis' perspective and Barker's description of life in the war camp and the adversity that the women faced in such conditions. However, Briseis' story gets pushed to the sidelines in way of Achilles's story. Which, in a way, is the whole point. It was still jarring to suddenly get Achilles' POV, especially when, having read Miller's Achilles a while back, the writing of Barker is subpar compared to that masterpiece. My pet peeve of having 'OK' and 'for god's sake' in a historical setting with people worshipping multiple gods didn't help. I would recommend this book to lovers of greek mythology and feminist fiction. As someone who's read a lot of both on the other hand, this book doesn't stand out.
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This was a rather bleak read. As can be expected from a book revolving around the fate of women in a time when they were considered as nothing but property by a majority of people and especially in a time of war. I really enjoyed Briseis' perspective and Barker's description of life in the war camp and the adversity that the women faced in such conditions. However, Briseis' story gets pushed to the sidelines in way of Achilles's story. Which, in a way, is the whole point. It was still jarring to suddenly get Achilles' POV, especially when, having read Miller's Achilles a while back, the writing of Barker is subpar compared to that masterpiece. My pet peeve of having 'OK' and 'for god's sake' in a historical setting with people worshipping multiple gods didn't help. I would recommend this book to lovers of greek mythology and feminist fiction. As someone who's read a lot of both on the other hand, this book doesn't stand out.