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The second star is only because there were decent lines like the spider metaphor, the island of efficiency metaphor, the walnut simile which was repeated exactly in the same situation.
So this was recommended to me after Song of Achilles and while I wasn't expecting the same cryfest I had, I was close to tears of rage. 27% in, I wrote this note: if I have to excuse away a character's behaviour without evidence, it's not well written. Even Briseis herself keeps excusing her own behaviour when the ...more
So this was recommended to me after Song of Achilles and while I wasn't expecting the same cryfest I had, I was close to tears of rage. 27% in, I wrote this note: if I have to excuse away a character's behaviour without evidence, it's not well written. Even Briseis herself keeps excusing her own behaviour when the ...more
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