Reviews

Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff

mullinstreetzoo's review against another edition

5.0

Loved it! Excellent narrative adaptation of the Iliad for younger readers.

punchkik's review against another edition

Sutcliffe’s work is a fantastic introduction to The Iliad for both children and adults. Although this is a prose translation, the language here is still beautiful.

albamellark's review against another edition

4.0

Sinceramente tenia muchas ganas de leerme a Iliada, o una adaptacion de este libro, y al comenzar este año observe que Naves Negras ante Troya estaba entre los libros obligatorios de Lengua y Literatura. Me hizo mucha ilusion, por que la pelicula Troya me habia encantado y amo la mitologia griega, y , aunque ya sabia todo lo que iba a pasar me gusto mucho. Hay muchas cosas que no salian en l pelicula y me sorprendieron.
Esta muy bien escrito, con un lenguaje sencillo y muy bien adaptado.

eacastillo84's review against another edition

4.0

Fun way to introduce my kids to the Iliad during our study of Ancient Greece. They really seemed to enjoy the story.

spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition

3.0

The Iliad, for kids! But still with plenty of blood and gore. I liked it.

marymoury's review against another edition

5.0

A beautiful retelling. The illustrations by Alan Lee were the perfect touch

moirab's review against another edition

5.0

Great, accessible version of the Iliad. Read to the kiddo and he loved it too.

jamic3's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

kathi_and_her_birds's review against another edition

adventurous challenging sad medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Absolutely beautiful, both regarding text and illustration, but thoroughly cowardly in the portrayal of Achilles and Patroclus' love as friendship and nothing else

the_wondrous_world_of_books's review against another edition

challenging dark sad

3.0