A review by kate_arts
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Damn. This book was really hard for me to pick up, but once I did I loved it. Natalie Haynes said that she set out to write an epic and I think she succeeded handily. This book is full of emotion in the best way possible. And I think it does an amazing job giving women from one of the most popular stories of all time such dimension and intrigue that they lack in their source material. I also think that, even though each individual story was different in its subject matter, they were all so relatable in their grief and humor. I also couldn’t help thinking of Gaza and the current socio-political landscape of America right now. The idea that these “great” men make these over arching decisions that affect women and POC is one that I really resonated with. I also really resonated with the idea that little people can be important me hero’s in their own right and just because the world maybe doesn’t want to hear a story doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s unworthy of being told. 
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