The Silence of the Girls

haleynt shared a tip "while i enjoyed the book as it is another retelling of the iliad, the story does not falter or offer more insight into the story of briesis than the song of achilles until the last couple of pages"

melissasreading shared a tip "I really did not like this book. It’s makes me sad because I heard such great things about it! It read more of a love story between Achilles and Patroclus rather than a story about the women held captive by them and the Greek army. Meh. I think you’ll either love it or hate it. #greekmythology"

RWilson shared a tip "Examines the violence and would-be realities of war and the women that suffered through them. Mythology is filled with voiceless female characters that are usually props meant to uplift male characters, this story gives them a voice."

delulabel shared a tip "refreshing retelling of the trojan war. offers a lens to analyze the gendered violence women experience in contemporary wars and genocides, absolute must read if interested in greek mythology or women's experience in history"

mykenzee_clark shared a tip "Really liked the subject content talked about bit slow at times but really puts in perspective how those sort of thing went ya know the first and third parts were spectacular but the second part left me feeling lack luster"

cyclope_luigi shared a tip "A very nice read. The content was mature and graphic, but was not short of providing the actual horrors of the Trojan war. The perspective is from Briseis' point of view, which I appreciated. Definitely worth reading if you like Greek retellings, TSOA, Circe, Greek mytholog, etc."

kirsten_kleinendorst shared a tip "Modern and brutal take on a classic and iconic story. PSA: you should have a strong stomach for the triggering parts of this book."