A review by tenpn
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“ when did people start thinking the muse serves the poet, rather than the other way around.”

Heartbreaking, exciting, beautifully written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and War

It is unshrinking in its testimony about the consequences of war for women.