A review by jennyvcarey
Delphi: A Novel by Clare Pollard

1.0

I did not enjoy this at all. Delphi is a meandering, and depressing yawn of a book describing a woman’s struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, with loads of Ancient Greek references that do absolutely nothing for the ‘story’. I use the term ‘story’ lightly, because the book has somehow made some of the most turbulent, dystopian and horrifying recent times seem utterly boring. I’m an archaeologist and love ancient history in general, so I thought the references might be able to spark some interest even if the story itself was a non-event, but it just didn’t work. This was not for me.