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bythunder's review
- 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
3.5
Moderate: Sexual assault
tinyjude's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Especially, what I have enjoyed the most is the portrayal of motherhood and mourning. The chapters that focused on Clytemnestra were by far my favourites. There is so many violence against women in this story (og and retellings) but the tenderness, the compassion she showed for other women's suffering through the novel made it such a compelling read.
Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Death, War, Gore, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, and Rape
ruby_mae_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Rape, Slavery, Murder, Misogyny, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, War, Child death, Sexual assault, Violence, and Blood
saskia_ej's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Grief, Rape, War, and Sexual assault
daryn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, War, Infidelity, and Murder
simoneg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: War, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
acasiamae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: War, Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Murder, Gore, Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Slavery, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Child death, and Sexual violence
Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts
mxbluet18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
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Elektra follows the stories of Clytemnestra, sister of Helen and wife of Agamemnon; Cassandra, Princess of Troy, and cursed by Apollo to see the future but never to be believed when she speaks of it, and Elektra, the youngest daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon.
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Greek mythology has always been interesting to me, and I enjoy reading retellings from different perspectives. The classic story that's well known of Cassandra and of Clytemnestra through her sister Helen.
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The book was enjoyable, but I think I tried reading it at the wrong time, or I could t get into the story very well because I struggled to get through the whole thing.
Graphic: War, Murder, Rape, Child death, Sexual assault, and Slavery
ghostlyprince's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Slavery, Grief, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, War, Abandonment, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, and Misogyny
Minor: Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Incest
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, War, Grief, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, and Violence