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The Autobiography of Cassandra: Princess & Prophetess of Troy

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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.