A Thousand Ships in Crazy Challenge Connection

Feb 22, 2021 Chaitra rated it liked it

Shelves: retellings-spinoffs-adaptations, multiple-universes, ensemble, mythology, saga, gods

I liked the idea more than the execution. I'm a sucker for alternative perspectives of ancient stories of men, from the point of view of lesser characters. I've loved the last few I read - The Song of Achilles, Circe, The Silence of the Girls, Bright Air Black, The Lost Books of the Odyssey - so it's only reasonable that I encounter a not so good one. It's not that I didn't care for the women, it's more that I didn't agree with the result. That it wasn't just a men's war, it was women's too, I a ...more

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Jun 12, 2023 Lindsey rated it liked it

Shelves: mythology

More like 2.5 stars. I felt this to be a collection of very short stories-some just a few pages long-as the author retold the story of the Trojan War from the perspective of the women involved. This included the wives, daughters and goddesses. I thought it was odd that Helen, the cause of it all, really wasn't given her own chapters. The focus was more on Priam's and Odysseus' wives. ...more

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Apr 03, 2021 Vickie rated it really liked it

Shelves: hc-library, 4-star, incredible-india, traveling-with-opi, historical-ficton, triple-crown, cable-tv, jelly-belly-challenge, mythology, retellings

This was a marvelous retelling of the after effects of the Trojan War, focusing on the women from both sides. But be forewarned, this will challenge your depth of mythology knowledge...so many names, back and forth in time, warring gods/goddesses, etc. It can get confusing.

I loved Calliope as the narrator, presumably telling the story to Homer. My favorite woman was the not-so-patient and understanding Penelope, wife of Odysseus. Through her eyes, the reader is taken on the journey found in the ...more

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