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Elektra by Jennifer Saint

16 reviews

kaitlyng's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, War, Blood, Grief, Death, Violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Child death, Animal death, and Cannibalism

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

If you love Greek Mythology, especially about the Trojan War, you will love this one. However, you may be lost if you have not heard of the Trojan War or the Orestia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Grief, Death of parent, Death, War, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Sexual assault, Cursing, and Alcohol

Minor: Kidnapping, Vomit, and Incest

This book will cut at anyone who has a bitter relationship with their parents, especially with their mothers.

kelburke's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• 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

Graphic: War, Death, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, and Slavery

Minor: Incest

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

Clytemnestra’s story is one which has always intrigued me; therefore, I was beyond excited to read another retelling of it. What I had expected to be a portrayal of feminine rage quickly transformed into a moving work on motherhood and loss, relevant today while staying true to its historic orgins.
Elektra follows the titular character Elektra as well as her mother Clytemnestra and the Trojan priestess Casandra as their lives intersect in unimaginable ways.
Saint humanizes these characters in a unique yet tasteful manner, resulting in a a complex narrative. The continuous metaphor of a curse/circular pattern connects all three women deeper than surface level. 
One aspect to know prior to reading is that Elektra is not the sole narrator, and many times is given less of a speaking role than the other women. It is particularly short read (though pretty dense) and I would have loved to read a bit more in certain areas.
Overall, I would recommend to any fans of Greek Mythology from a feminist perspective, though definitely check trigger warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Gore, Slavery, Rape, War, Incest, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Suicide

putpot's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

There were a lot of parts of this that I enjoyed and I think Saint's writing style made the read very smooth even as we switched between the three women's points of view.

I know it's part of the story and a part of her myth but I reallyyyy could've done without Elektra's weird incesty feelings for her dad because ew.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Sexual assault and Incest

desireewoodwhite's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Incest