Helen of Troy, (Paperback)

from The_Literary_Jedi

This was the first book by Margaret George that I read and it was very enjoyable. The story of Helen is a well-known one but the myth surrounding her still remains - was she real or is this really only a story of "a face that launched a thousand ships" after all? Let's not even bring up the movie...

from BALE

It is very difficult for me to leave a novel unfinished. However, I found it impossible to complete Margaret George's book, Helen of Troy. The, otherwise, wonderful mythological story surrounding Helen of Troy is dragged out to an extreme. I only had a fifth of the novel left to read, yet there w...

from curious_squid

Not nearly as good as Margaret George's previous novels. Probably because of the inclusion of the Greek gods in the novel which tipped the book towards more fantasy than realism. The author's afterward addressed this a bit. A fine read while traveling in Greece.

from Rinnreads

I like to think that I'm a fast reader. Generally the speed at which I read a book - assuming I have the time - reflects how much I'm enjoying it. And although I did enjoy this book, it was SUCH a slow read. I have no idea why, but it just seemed to drag, even though the content was interesting. ...

from lissabeth21

Margaret George is as wonderful as ever. Fully realized and getting right into the heart and spirit of her subject. It only took me four years to finish this one because of my own circumstances and feelings. Pregnant and then cradling my new son, I could not abide to read another sentence about t...