A Thousand Ships

Serie/series: Nej/No.
Författare/Author: Natalie Haynes.
Genre: Historisk roman/Historical fiction.
Språk/Language: Engelska/English.
Sidor/Pages: 340.

(English below)

Handling: Grekiska soldater ockuperar utanför staden Troja och under 10 långa år pågår kriget dem emellan. Prins Paris av Troja har rövat bort kung Menelaus fru, den vackra Helen. I en pakt mellan Helens tidigare friare lovade alla att oavsett vem som blev gift med henne, skulle de alla ställa upp om något hände med henne eller om någon förde bort henne. Och här är de nu, på stranden utanför Troja. Men plötsligt seglar alla greker iväg och kvar står en trähäst. Det är början på slutet för staden Troja och dess invånare. Men vad händer med de kvinnor och barn som blir kvar efter att staden har brunnit ner? Det här är deras historia.

Min åsikt om boken: Om man gillade Madeline Millers böcker "Circe" och "The song of Achilles" lär man gilla den här! De är skrivna på samma poetiska sätt. Språket flödar på ett vackert sätt och det är svårt att inte dras in i handlingen. Boken handlar inte om en specifik karaktär utan flera olika. T.ex. Trojas drottning Hecabe, Odysseus fru Penelope, Afrodite, Eris, Hera m.fl. Kort och gott kan man säga att det här är de grekiska klassikerna skrivna från kvinnornas synvinkel, de som aldrig har fått komma till tals och som ingen har brytt sig om. Handlingen är spännande, välskriven och känns magisk på nåt sätt. Det är nästan som att jag var där, på plats, när jag läste och jag hade svårt att lägga ifrån mig boken. Den var väldigt bra! Bättre än jag förväntade mig faktiskt.

I betyg får den 4.5 av 5💀

Mitt favoritcitat från boken:

"Sing, Muse, he said, and I have sung. I have sung of armies and I have sung of men. I have sung of gods and monsters, I have sunf of stories and lies. I have sung of death and of life, of joy and of pain. I have sung of life after death.
And I have sung of women, the women in the shadows. I have sung of the forgotten, the ignored, the untold. I have picked up the old stories and I have shaken them until the hidden women appear in plain sight. I have celebrated them in song because they have waited long enough. Just as I promised him: this was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them. A war does not ignore half of the people whose lives it touches. So why do we?"
- Sid  339.

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Story: Greek soldiers is occupying the city of Troy and durin 10 long years the war is raging between the two. Prince Paris of Troy abducted the wife of king Menelaus, the beautiful Helen. In a pact between Helen's suitors they all promised that no matter who got to marru her, that they would all do what they could of anything happened to her or if anyone took her away. And here they are, on the beach outside of Troy. But suddenly all the greeks are sailing away and left is a wooden horse. That is the beginning of the end for Troy and its inhabitants. But what happens with the women and children that are left after the city burned down? This is their story.

My opinion about the book: If you liked Madeline Miller's books "Circe" and "The song of Achilles" then you'll like this one! The storytelling has the same poetic feel to it. It just flows in a beautiful way and it's hard not to get lost in the story. The book is not about a specific character but many, like the queen of Tray Hecabe, Oddysseus' wife Penelope, Aphrodite, Eris, Hera and many more. In short you could say that this is the greek classics written from the point of view of the women, who were never listened to and no one cared about. The plot is suspenseful, well written and feels magical in some way. It was almost like I was there with the characters while I was reading and I had trouble putting the book down. It was really great! A lot better than I had expected actually.

I give it 4.5 of 5💀

My favorite quote from the book:

"Sing, Muse, he said, and I have sung. I have sung of armies and I have sung of men. I have sung of gods and monsters, I have sunf of stories and lies. I have sung of death and of life, of joy and of pain. I have sung of life after death.
And I have sung of women, the women in the shadows. I have sung of the forgotten, the ignored, the untold. I have picked up the old stories and I have shaken them until the hidden women appear in plain sight. I have celebrated them in song because they have waited long enough. Just as I promised him: this was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them. A war does not ignore half of the people whose lives it touches. So why do we?"
- Page  339.