Things I learnt after reading The Iliad (can be counted as a review if you will):-

1. The Greek Gods are fickle minded and can be easily swayed by appeasing their insatiable greed.
2. The Greek Gods don't actually care about their subjects and only treat them like toys for their entertainment, pleasure an ego.
3. The Greek works are based on characters(males mostly) who do shit and then find a way or two to blame it on the women.
4. The Greek Gods and warriors have their feet always well oiled and the author would make sure that you know and remember it.
5. The Greeks would go to war for honour associated with their women and then demean their women like animals (literally)
6. All Greek Goddesses are gender traitors.
7. Funerals are nothing that you would expect but have everything else that a normal funeral shouldn't.
8. Everything that happens in Greek works feels orchestrated; the characters have no actual feelings for anyone it seems like they all play a part that the society expects them to.

Story wise, it's a little frustrating pace I will say that; you really have to have patience with this plot, because a lot of things, you can clearly see, don't move forward for the sake of plot building. Character wise, immaculate. I love the characterization of Robin Hobb; she really knows how to make you feel for the characters. With that, Fitz is one of the most tortured protagonists I've seen.