A review by kyliebliss
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
This was such a fun read. I can go on for ages about the things I love and how interesting it was to see the story of the Illiad and the personalities of some of my favorite people in Greek Mythology *cough* Patroclus *cough* 🩷
That being said, it is from the point of view of the girls given to the warriors as sex slaves after cities were taken over. So there are several rape scenes throughout the book. There is also a lot of strong language.
I probably wouldn't read again, but it was an extremely well written book and super interesting.
That being said, it is from the point of view of the girls given to the warriors as sex slaves after cities were taken over. So there are several rape scenes throughout the book. There is also a lot of strong language.
I probably wouldn't read again, but it was an extremely well written book and super interesting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Rape
Moderate: War