Murder. What better escape from our violent times than a visit to the Greeks and the violence that envelops the family of Agamemnon. Colm Toibin leads readers from murder to murder in his novel titled,
House of Names. Every reader familiar with the stories from Aeschylus and others will feel a freshness with Toibin’s immersion into these myths. He sends readers to ancient Greece in the middle of revenge killings and explores the human psyche with precision. Toibin is speaking to our times through this ancient story told in a fresh way in finely written prose.
Rating: Four-star (I like it)
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