Reviews

House of Names, by Colm Tóibín

afeezorrn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

oldmanneill's review against another edition

DNF

breadandmushrooms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

bkish's review against another edition

5.0

retelling of tale in ancient Greece the tragedies of Agamemnon King his wife Clytemnestra his son Orestes and his daughter Electra. Brilliant writing and spares nothing so the story of Oresteia by Aeschylus is retold in all its stark brutality. Its a story about the pursuit of power and revenge and family and here it is retold and expanded by a graat writer Colm Toibin.

annieheinsen's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

historiana's review against another edition

3.0

Technically brilliant as far as the writing goes and I definitely enjoyed the abundance of queer characters, but I found the novel underwhelming and it didn't really do anything special with the original myths. Sadly found it hard to get through, particularly the first half of the book.

kimplane's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

edalferro's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

jenrosy's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.5

fvreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Torture, Rape, War, Physical abuse, and Child abuse