I’ve been having some fun with the myth retellings this summer but even so this one about Helen of Troy and her sister Clytemnestra was a nice surprise. Mainly because you think you know a story fairly well and the author actually does some new things with it. Except Agamemnon. I’m pretty sure he’s the … More Daughters of Sparta
I love the idea of telling stories of the women of antiquity and specifically the women of The Trojan War has become a popular topic recently so I jumped at the chance to pick up A Thousand Ships. Overall it’s a good book. I enjoyed it I just find myself almost bummed (don’t know if … More The Women of the Trojan War
Circe By: Madeline Miller Grade: A “Humbling women seems to be the chief pastime of poets. As if there can be no story unless we crawl and weep.” Part of me wants to talk in-depth about Circe and another part of me, a very large part, wants to be like, “Yes! It was great! Fantastic! … More What It Means to Be Alive