From the Bookshelf of The Roundtable…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
"Cassandra" is a re-imagining of the Trojan War, as recounted by King Priam's daughter, Cassandra, a priestess whose destiny is to be able to predict the future, but never to be believed. It is told in a stream-of-consciousness style as Cassandra is held prisoner in Mycenae and she pieces together what has happened in the lead up to the fall of Troy. There is a definite feminist slant to the retelling and I liked the emphasis on the lives of those left behind and those sacrificed in the name of
...more
May 14, 2017
Gill
marked it as unfinished
I've read most of the essays, which I found interesting. I'm less impressed with the narrative, which is nowhere near as good as Medea. So I'm leaving this unfinished. Rather disappointed after her other works that I've read.
...more
Apr 22, 2019
Rosana
marked it as to-read
Jul 23, 2018
Nadine in California
marked it as to-read
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-pre-18th-century
