In reading the silences, the aural equivalent of the 'spaces on the page,' Slatkin is both careful and bold: she combs with care through the language of Homer, but is not afraid to make bold inferences and associations...The accumulation of suggestive evidence, the logical progression of her argument, and the consistency of her explanations coalesce into a book that has changed the way I read the Iliad.
-- Andrew Sprague Bryn Mawr Classical Review
This slender, even modest, volume makes an important contribution to our understanding of the Iliad by revealing the richness and the complexity of the background from which the poet shaped his narrative.
-- Jenny Strauss Clay Classical Journal
In reading the silences, the aural equivalent of the 'spaces on the page,' Slatkin is both careful and bold: she combs with care through the language of Homer, but is not afraid to make bold inferences and associations...The accumulation of suggestive evidence, the logical progression of her argument, and the consistency of her explanations coalesce into a book that has changed the way I read the Iliad.
-- Andrew Sprague Bryn Mawr Classical Review