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ketutar's review against another edition
1.0
I think it's stupid and slutshaming. Everyone is weak and powerless. Everything is ugly. Even Ifigeneia. :-(
badseedgirl's review against another edition
4.0
Having only the most basic storyline of Helen of Troy, I was a tad shocked and greatly sadden by this story of a girl sacrificed for the whims of a father.
hapikohw's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Damn, I see why people eat up mythology retellings. But the serious misogyny and internalized misogyny though!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Blood, Grief, Slavery, Murder, War, Kidnapping, Violence, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism
gloame's review against another edition
4.0
This is actually a 4.5 for me, all things considered.
This was such a poignant, tragic story. There is an art to the author's sentences. The dialogue is rather modern, but to me, it only added to the tragic feeling...it made it feel much more real. I got a Lovely Bones feeling from this, but it was enjoyable of its on merits.
This was such a poignant, tragic story. There is an art to the author's sentences. The dialogue is rather modern, but to me, it only added to the tragic feeling...it made it feel much more real. I got a Lovely Bones feeling from this, but it was enjoyable of its on merits.
coralrose's review against another edition
5.0
This was excellent. I think it would have been even more excellent if her editor had not allowed her to use the word "chary" three different times to describe eyes. Cautious or wary would have done just as well, and would have convinced me that "chary" was not just a vocabulary fluke that you were determined to use in a sentence by the end of the day.
beentsy's review against another edition
5.0
A really beautiful and interesting retelling of the story of Agamemnon offering his daughter Iphigenia as a sacrifice to Artemis.
I particularly loved the the concept of Iphigenia losing parts of her memory as she drew closer to her fate. Wonderful imagery.
I particularly loved the the concept of Iphigenia losing parts of her memory as she drew closer to her fate. Wonderful imagery.
elusivity's review against another edition
5.0
SHORT STORY
Beautifully and poetically written, as usual. The characters come alive, inexplicably drawn toward their hearts' fears and desire.
Spoiler
As Iphigenia travels to her father's army in readiness to be sacrificed to Artemis in return for a wind to set sail for Troy, she slowly loses memories and her voice even as she rails against the betrayal.Beautifully and poetically written, as usual. The characters come alive, inexplicably drawn toward their hearts' fears and desire.
susischmolz's review against another edition
4.0
This is a retelling of the Myth of Iphigenia, niece of Helen of Troy, who was sacrificed by her father in order to have favorable winds for the ships to sail to war.
I really felt this, it is a very sad story, I loved how it is written, in such a short tale it says very much, you know how it is going to end since it's a myth, but still is a enjoyable reading.
I really felt this, it is a very sad story, I loved how it is written, in such a short tale it says very much, you know how it is going to end since it's a myth, but still is a enjoyable reading.