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Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

29 reviews

topodibiblioteca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Slavery, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Torture, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Incest, Infidelity, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

inkwellimps's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Child death, Violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Slavery, and Confinement

Minor: Lesbophobia, War, Incest, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

summerly's review against another edition

tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Rape, and Murder

Minor: War

animebloodqueen's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, and Suicidal thoughts

kayla980's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The choppy sentence structure took a while to get used to, but the story overall was told well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: War, Rape, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

yilliun's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I have seen the Oresteia play performed before, so this was a very interesting re-examination of the Greek classic for me. I think my main criticism stems from

Casati leaving out WHY Agamemnon offended the God’s and sacrificed Iphigenia. I think adding this narrative element would have made Clytemnestra’s rage EVEN MORE valid.

I think at some points Clytemnestra ends up reading as a cartoonish villain in her quest for vengeance. I do have to respect that she really played the long game in waiting to

murder her husband

. Overall, if you want a story about female rage and refusing to break for the men who believe women are weak, this is a good choice.

I found the family tree extremely helpful considering how entangled these families are. I frequently referenced it even as I got close to finishing the book, I still got confused lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Rape

Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

It’s an adaptation of a Greek myth. These are all (unfortunately) standards for the genre, even if the version is done from a woman’s perspective.

raebae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Incest, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, War, Violence, Sexism, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Confinement, Alcohol, Murder, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Addiction, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Gore, Cannibalism, Blood, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Child death, and Sexual harassment

justagirlandherbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Initially I enjoyed reading this book but around halfway through it  became tedious. I can understand the need for complex descriptions but it became a little too pedantic in its descriptors. I did push through and finish it but I will say some chapters could have been made shorter and others longer. I would be be intrigued to read more of Casati’s work when it comes out to see if it’s a topic issue or her work just isn’t for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Murder, Racism, Suicide, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

amyiris's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pregnancy, Violence, Death, Child death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Blood, and Misogyny

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Body shaming, War, Incest, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Outing, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

rmperash's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Bullying, Physical abuse, Incest, Alcoholism, Blood, Genocide, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, War, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Torture