The good, the bad, and the ugly: Last of the Amazons by Steven Pressfield

Homer's style has gone out of fashion. The good The title - who wouldn't want to read Last of the Amazons? It's about the Attic War, a lesser known Greek myth that's very similar to the Trojan War. We know that the Amazons can't win against the Athenians, but it's still...

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The good, the annoying, and the ugly: For The Most Beautiful by Emily Hauser

Insta love, Stockholm Syndrome, and sex = love in Troy. I'm going to pick apart this novel, so beware of spoilers for both the book and the Trojan War (which is a millenia-old myth, but hey, not everyone knows it). The good Gorgeous cover! Retelling of the Trojan War that focuses...

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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

  Date finished: 11 March 2015 I'd been meaning to read this book for about a year, ever since I did a Classics internal on The Iliad vs Troy (2004) in Year 12, and I'm very glad I finally read it. Doing this study meant that I knew the story - and loved it - so I hoped...

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