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A Thousand Ships: A Novel

Name: A Thousand Ships: A Novel
Author: Natalie Haynes
ISBN: 9781799948124

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“With her trademark passion, wit, and fierce feminism, Natalie Haynes gives much-needed voice to the silenced women of the Trojan War.”—Madeline Miller, author of Circe
Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, a gorgeous retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of the many women involved in its causes and consequences—for fans of Madeline Miller.
This is the women’s war, just as much as it is the men’s. They have waited long enough for their turn . . .
This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of them all . . .
In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen.
From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all, these are the stories of the women whose lives, loves, and rivalries were forever altered by this long and tragic war.
A woman’s epic, powerfully imbued with new life, A Thousand Ships puts the women, girls and goddesses at the center of the Western world’s great tale ever told.

ISBN9781799948124

PublisherHarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing

Publication Date01/26/21

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PublisherHarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing

Publication Date01/26/21

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felarof
137 Followers
felarof
137 Followers
3.5
Hätte mehr Potential gehabt.
Grundsätzlich hat mir das Buch sehr gut gefallen und ich mochte den Ansatz, den Krieg um Troja und auch die Geschehenisse danach aus der Sicht der Frauen zu erzählen. Leider wirkte vieles dabei jedoch sehr trocken, was ziemlich schade ist, denn die Frauen haben an sich ziemlich viel zu erzählen und haben viel durchmachen müssen. Tatsächlich erfindet die Autorin das Rad hier nicht neu, was ihr als studierte Altphilologin eigentlich bekannt sein sollte. Bspw Euripides und Aristophanes haben ganze Theaterstücke aus Sicht antiker Frauenfiguren geschrieben und erfreuten sich damit sehr großer Beliebtheit. Wer im Thema Ilias, Odyssee und griechische Mythologie noch nicht so drin ist und Lust auf eine Sammlung aus Kurzgeschichten und sehr kurzen Kapiteln hat, um in die Thematik mal reinzuschnuppern, ist hier gut aufgehoben. Wer jedoch eine zusammenhängende Erzählungen mit Tiefgang erhofft und mit der Thematik vertraut ist, wird eher enttäuscht sein.
May 25, 2024
3.5
Hätte mehr Potential gehabt.
Grundsätzlich hat mir das Buch sehr gut gefallen und ich mochte den Ansatz, den Krieg um Troja und auch die Geschehenisse danach aus der Sicht der Frauen zu erzählen. Leider wirkte vieles dabei jedoch sehr trocken, was ziemlich schade ist, denn die Frauen haben an sich ziemlich viel zu erzählen und haben viel durchmachen müssen. Tatsächlich erfindet die Autorin das Rad hier nicht neu, was ihr als studierte Altphilologin eigentlich bekannt sein sollte. Bspw Euripides und Aristophanes haben ganze Theaterstücke aus Sicht antiker Frauenfiguren geschrieben und erfreuten sich damit sehr großer Beliebtheit. Wer im Thema Ilias, Odyssee und griechische Mythologie noch nicht so drin ist und Lust auf eine Sammlung aus Kurzgeschichten und sehr kurzen Kapiteln hat, um in die Thematik mal reinzuschnuppern, ist hier gut aufgehoben. Wer jedoch eine zusammenhängende Erzählungen mit Tiefgang erhofft und mit der Thematik vertraut ist, wird eher enttäuscht sein.
May 25, 2024
annwithoutane
9 Followers
annwithoutane
9 Followers
5.0
Beautiful. What else can I say? Softly teaching these stories, I did not expect to be touched this deeply by. Although that is not completely true. Some of these stories I am reading again and again and at no point did they stop evoking emotions. But I guess it is the softness of the sorrow I was overcome with that startled me. So unusual between the storming thoughts usually evicted by tales of other heroes. With all the dimensions the story-telling covers this really shouldn’t have snuck up on me like it did, but I sm glad it did.
Aug 7, 2025
5.0
Beautiful. What else can I say? Softly teaching these stories, I did not expect to be touched this deeply by. Although that is not completely true. Some of these stories I am reading again and again and at no point did they stop evoking emotions. But I guess it is the softness of the sorrow I was overcome with that startled me. So unusual between the storming thoughts usually evicted by tales of other heroes. With all the dimensions the story-telling covers this really shouldn’t have snuck up on me like it did, but I sm glad it did.
Aug 7, 2025
bibliophilic_wanderer
4 Followers
bibliophilic_wanderer
4 Followers
3.0
Just a re-telling of the Troy story. I enjoyed this more than Silence of the Girls, the letter format dedicated to Penelope's chapters was pretty entertaining, I enjoyed her perspective quite a bit. The book was hard to read at times, as can be expected with the horrible fates of most of the trojan women. The most pitiful character, in my opinion, is Cassandra but I did find her and Clymenestra's ending somewhat satisfying. All in all, a very nostalgic reading experience, reminding me of my high school days reading a greek mythology story collection.
Dec 12, 2023
3.0
Just a re-telling of the Troy story. I enjoyed this more than Silence of the Girls, the letter format dedicated to Penelope's chapters was pretty entertaining, I enjoyed her perspective quite a bit. The book was hard to read at times, as can be expected with the horrible fates of most of the trojan women. The most pitiful character, in my opinion, is Cassandra but I did find her and Clymenestra's ending somewhat satisfying. All in all, a very nostalgic reading experience, reminding me of my high school days reading a greek mythology story collection.
Dec 12, 2023