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Jan 09, 2020sgcf rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
In this re-telling of Homer’s "The Illiad," we are promised the female perspective. During the end stages of the Trojan war, Queen Briseis sees her husband and brothers killed by Achilles before she is awarded to him as a war trophy/sex slave. But I was disappointed that the focus was not on the women – individual characters, their personal histories, how they were dealing with their captivity, a sense of friendship (or not) amongst them. No, it was simply the Trojan War, its key players and camp life as seen through Briseis’ eyes and sensibilities. A ton of gore and slaughter if you’re into that sort of thing.