306 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241427248
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 31 August 2021
Description
From the Booker Prize-winning Pat Barker, author of The Silence of the Girls (“An important, powerful, memorable book” –Emily Wilson, translator of The Odyssey), a retelling of the Trojan War from the perspective of the women who endured itTroy ha...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,942 reviews
Moods
sad 56%
dark 55%
reflective 46%
tense 29%
challenging 26%
adventurous 20%
informative 13%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 28% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 49% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Graphic
Slavery, Rape, DeathModerate
Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence306 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241427248
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 31 August 2021
Description
From the Booker Prize-winning Pat Barker, author of The Silence of the Girls (“An important, powerful, memorable book” –Emily Wilson, translator of The Odyssey), a retelling of the Trojan War from the perspective of the women who endured itTroy ha...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,942 reviews
Moods
sad 56%
dark 55%
reflective 46%
tense 29%
challenging 26%
adventurous 20%
informative 13%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 28% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 49% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Rape, DeathModerate
Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence