First of all, kudos to anyone who can keep the characters in Greek mythology straight! All those names made the reading of this book a little clumsy until I got comfortable with the fact that I didn't really need to keep them all correct genealogically to understand their anger, jealousy, revenge, etc. This is Homer's Illiad and Odyssey from the women's perspective. I particularly enjoyed the snarky voice of Penelope (abandoned wife of Odysseus). The absurdity of war, men's senseless need for "victory", the god/mortal (read fate/freewill) struggle, the profound mother/child connection - all here in more readable prose than Homer for sure. The Afterward is an entire curse in Greek Literature and history. Kudos to you if you read that as well.
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