I'm keen to hear how other people felt about it. Because of all of the above it lacks any immersive quality, character relatability, and therefore any communicative power at all, I just have nothing but contempt for this book. As a piece of feminist literature it ranks very low in my opinion indeed, its so on the nose and sometimes feels like a tedious list of women and their respective stories of abuse. I can only imagine the reviews are good because there's an appetite for feminist literature and all its horrendous flaws were overlooked in order to support the sisterhood. Seriously one of the worst books I've ever read, even more disappointing for the extremely positive critical reception.

The novel is set in the days following the Greek and Trojan conflict. Pat Barker follows the tragedians lead only in her novel, a sequel to. Pat Barkers novel The Women of Troy is a feminist retelling of the traditional Trojan horse tale. Moreover, it's convoluted and often feels a bit disjointed. Euripides was almost alone in making the fate of the Trojan women his central focus. Supposedly meaningful events feel hollow. The Women of Troy Pat Barker Buy Now Indiebound Publisher Doubleday Books Date AugFiction Historical Literary This sequel to The Silence of the Girls continues Barkers feminist retelling of The Iliad from the perspective of the women of Troy who endured it. Barker is either incapable or lazy, often telling you how to interpret descriptions or events instead of conveying meaning through the writing. It's full of clunky nonsensical similes and equally stupid dialogue.

For a book that has such glittering reviews, I'm finding it a shockingly bad read, so much so that I had to write this post.

The women of troy by pat barker