Author: Natalie Haynes
Quality Rating: 7/10
Enjoyment Rating: 8/10
Posted Rating: 4/5 (Goodreads)
'Just as I promised him: this was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them. A war does not ignore half the people whose lives it touches. So why do we?'
A Thousand Ships serves it's purpose well, in providing a fresh perspective on the events of the fall of Troy. I think the prose in the book is excellent. There is a quality to it that makes this book feels as ancient as the stories that inspired it. That being said the characters were really what shined for me. I was captivated by each of their stories and think the author did an incredible job bringing them to life.
My main reason for not giving it a perfect rating is that there is a lot of jumping around on the timeline of events. I think if I was less familiar with the texts this book pulls from, that would have made it quite confusing. Fortunately, for my reading experience I am very familiar with those stories, but I do think it makes the book slightly less accessible.
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