House of Names in Around the Year in 52 Books

Apr 04, 2017 Joy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley-arc

Man I was really looking forward to this one. Mythology has always fascinated me, and Toibin's reimaging of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra sounded intriguing. Toibin attempts to put some additional "meat", so to speak, to the Greek legend, providing a somewhat insider view of the happenings between Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, and their children. For those who aren't familiar with the legend, Agamemnon (king of Greece) had his daughter Iphigenia, sacrificed to the gods so that his army might enjoy good ...more

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Apr 07, 2018 Kavitha Sivakumar rated it it was ok

Shelves: ir-armchair-2018

Read as part of challenge. Trojan War. Agamemnon lured his daughter Iphigenia that she would be married to Achilles, however, sacrificed her to please the Greek gods. Agamemnon's wife Clytemnestra got angry and killed him and story goes like that. More revenge, back stabbings and killings to my taste. The story telling is also not interesting unlike The Song of Achilles which tells story with Achilles as main character. ...more

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Sep 18, 2019 SibylM rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, diversity, literary-fiction, i-own-it, audio, historical-fiction, i-own-audio, fairy-tales-folklore-myths

4.5 stars.

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May 17, 2018 Marie (UK) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018-reading-challenge, 2025-reading-challenge

This is a fabulous book, the writing is incredible and the rhythm of the story told in the voices of the main characters works really well. The full cast narration just adds another level to this. I have read several retellings lately and this is one of the best. It really worked for me

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