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This was a difficult book to get through. Not because it was bad but because of the topic involved. There is a saying that history is written by the victors. This book is written from the view of the losers women, which is such an under utilized view of the greatest wars in history. I highly recommend this novel, I listened to it on audiobook and the narrator was fantastic. 🙂👌🏻👏🏻

Dear @Hufflepuffle
Thank you so much for the #winterswap package - I'm looking forward to everything!

Also thanks to @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks and @TheBookHippie fororganising!

I adored this book! I love how brave and beautiful this story is. One of my favorites I have read this year.

Such a good day.

Can‘t believe I found on the come up and the silence of the girls.

Now what do I bring on my thanksgiving travels??!

#readharder

I love retellings of myths, I love anything to do with Greece, Ancient or otherwise and I loved The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. So this book is very much my thing & I was excited to compare & contrast to Miller's work. And well, wow. While I did not find it quite as luminously imaginative and evocative as Miller's novel, boy did it pack a brutal punch! While Miller had me gooey eyed over dreamboat Achilles & his oh so romantic ⬇️⬇️⬇️

So I read this not too long after reading Song of Achilles and I think it was really interesting to see two different author's perspectives on Achilles. While Miller seems to romantise the war and write something more akin to a love story, Barker isn't afraid to show the hideousness and gory details of the war. She doesn't pull any punches on her descriptions of sickness, injuries, and general (lack) if hygiene. I loved seeing the differences.

Finished! Absolutely Brilliant! Highly recommend!

#SoaringScores Day 28: This retelling of #TheBattle of the Trojan War is told from the perspective of vanquished Queen Briseis. Thruout, it was Briseis‘ voice that surfaced, a channeling and owning of grief that is stark but never overly-dramatized nor gratuitously violent. It was very matter-of-fact, sharp, incisive, & pierces a woman‘s spirit in a way that leaves a scar. My review of this unforgettable story - https://wp.me/pDlzr-k9T

Thank you @squirrelbrain for the book and bookmarks - I haven't read it yet! Expect a reply soon(ish!) #litsylove #jbuk