A terrific story about Greek mythology showing the childish and fickle nature of badly behaving gods: great entertaining characters, engaging and thought-provoking by the author of A Thousand Ships.

"Men’s deaths are epic, women’s deaths are tragic." Haynes seeks to upend that familiar narrative in this retelling of the Trojan War myth that centers the voices of women, girls, and the three goddesses whose feud started it all. While not shying away from the brutality of the ancient narrative, Haynes, a former stand-up comedian, laces her often difficult tale with a dark edge of humor. Nowhere is this more evident than in Penelope's story, which unfolds as a series of gloriously snarky…

Wilson — the first woman to translate The Odyssey — has created a fresh, authoritative and slyly humorous version of Homer's epic that scours away archaisms while preserving nuance and complexity.

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🏺Book Review🏺 A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes This read is perfect for anyone who loved Circe and has a love for Greek mythology. In A Thousand ships we follow moments of girls, women and goddesses, during and after the Trojan war. The collection of their stories (which are being combined by Calliope, the goddess of epic poetry) reflects on how women often face the worst outcomes in war, and their stories are largely forgotten. Whereas the men are celebrated and idolized, and their…

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