A review by shmashes
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

4.0

I honestly did not have very high hopes for this book as I recently read the Song of Achilles and was not a very big fan. Briseis was one of the few characters I really liked from that book, so I decided to give this one a try. The biggest difference for me is that the story isn't being romanticized. Achilles is pretty terrible and Briseis is aware of it the whole time. The love between Achilles and Patroclus is there. I also liked the portrayal of Patroclus. I felt like I got a better understanding of his character outside of his fealty to Achilles. He was caring and strong. I'm still not a huge fan of ancient Greek mythology (outside of Xena), but I liked this take on it.