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Mostly intellectually interesting to me, rather than engaging. I did keep reading, because I was curious to get the author's slant on all the familiar characters and events, but this is a type of historical writing where I admire the heck out of the concept, but the character voices (even though they close first-person or close third-person POV) don't distinguish themselves or have much flavor.
I'll have to try other books by the writer. It might be that I've read so many Troy stories that I've ...more
I'll have to try other books by the writer. It might be that I've read so many Troy stories that I've ...more
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it was amazing
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