A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

A Thousand Ships

Natalie Haynes

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
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In A Thousand Ships, broadcaster and classicist Natalie Haynes retells the story of the Trojan War from an all-female perspective. This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them… In the middle of the night, Creusa...

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Community Reviews

4.09
based on 19,207 reviews

Moods

emotional: 74%

adventurous: 58%

sad: 55%

reflective: 45%

dark: 44%

challenging: 25%

informative: 24%

tense: 22%

inspiring: 16%

funny: 7%

hopeful: 5%

mysterious: 4%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

17% of readers chose fast
63% of readers chose medium
19% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose Plot
31% of readers chose A mix
59% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

31% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

39% of readers chose Yes
51% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

45% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

46% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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