Ratings45
Average rating4.1
Review based on Audiobook, narrated by the Author.
When I saw the description I thought “Oh great, another retelling about the Trojan War. Hooray. Can't we do something new?” Despite that, I needed an audiobook for some cleaning and this one was available from the library. The novel started from the perspective of a woman waking up the day after they bring the famous horse into the city. It them jumps through subsequent women's perspectives such as Clytemnestra, Iphigenia, Persephone, Aris, and more. Each chapter gives the perspective of what one of the women of the Trojan war was, or would have experienced.
All in all, it was a sad, enjoyable read. The fates of the women are terrible. Hearing the stories from their perspective is even harder. Still, it was captivating to hear their different tales. It was a nice way to revisit the tale from a new view.