The Autobiography of Cassandra: Princess & Prophetess of Troy [Paperback]

Ursula Molinaro (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 109 pages
• Publisher: Mcpherson & Co; 2nd edition (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929701240
• ISBN-13: 978-0929701240
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,865,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars While I agree with Martin on some aspects,, June 18, 2003

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Beth Huntington (Wallingford, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Autobiography of Cassandra, Princess and Prophetess of Troy (Hardcover)

including, but not limited to historical inaccuracy, I would like to share my thoughts on Molinaro.

Molinaro is an acquired taste- and writes woman-to-woman narratives. I have read all her published work, and enjoy her style and content- accuracy notwithstanding.

Cassandra's story is told in the first person. Molinaro's prose is more like poetry. The ideas flow, overflow, shift abruptly.

For the reader who is not fond of Molinaro's style she can be confusing and frustrating. For those of us who love her, the historical and chronological inaccuracies are easily forgiven.

Caveat: a mythology companion text might help if the myriad of characters gets confusing, but do expect discrepancies and try to enjoy the tone, intracacies, emotions, messages, and relevance to women of knowledge in any era.

You may find, after a few pages, that you find her distasteful; if so, put the book down.
You may find her enchanting and simply cannot put it down.

Cassandra is so unique in both content and delivery. You might be disappointed, as was Martin, but you may also, as I, read it over and over.