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The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
3.0
adventurous emotional medium-paced

This was not the best GMR I have read, which was disappointing given the feminist themes and unique female perspective of the Trojan war. Some extracts of the story were beautifully written, whilst others (particularly the imagined conversations between reader and Briseis) felt uncomfortable. Similarly, another narrator was introduced quite late into the story, which meant there was some unexpected changes to the writing style. I loved the main character nonetheless and have to give the writer some credit for her voice.