Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Elektra by Jennifer Saint

67 reviews

mdal26's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Slavery, Blood, Child death, Death, Infidelity, War, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, and Sexual violence

_vicreads's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This was such a beautiful and moving read. The haunting curse of the House of Atreus, and of Cassandra, weaves through the pages and the actions of these women. From Helen and Clytemnestra to Cassandra and Elektra, these mothers, sisters, daughters, both control the story and are helpless to watch as it unfolds. My heart broke for both Elektra and Clytemnestra in their grief but then worried as I watched them pursue vengeance above all else. Poor, unheard Cassandra, woven into this story by Agamemnon and his pride, to find peace in death at last. I found the scene between Clytemnestra and Cassandra so moving, as well as the epilogue as Elektra reflects on all that’s unfollowed. Jennifer Saint writes so beautifully!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and War

Minor: Slavery and Rape

lesemaus2303's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child death, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, War, Blood, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery

mrsjburgin's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Murder, Mental illness, Death of parent, Grief, Child abuse, Infidelity, Confinement, War, Rape, and Misogyny

thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment, Slavery, and War

wanderingdeviant's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.75

my heart hurts a lot- this was so good. i love historical books told from the perspective of women as it’s so much more heartbreaking and genuine. cassandra and clytemnestra were my favourites and so interesting to read from the perspective of. 

also, like… i know it’s based off of myths,, but i fucking hate elektra and she did not deserve to have a daughter of her own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Slavery, and War

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, War, Misogyny, and Child death

Moderate: Rape, Blood, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Slavery, Gaslighting, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Classism, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

claire_marg22's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

Beautifully written and captivating for the most part, but extremely frustrating at times when listening to a particular character’s perspective. However, I do think there is something to say about that being the author’s choice, as the cycles of trauma and violence that the women in this book result in each of them becoming metaphorically “uglier” than when they began. I think based on your own experiences, it’s is easy to empathize and relate to one or all of the narrators at one point or another. I did wish for more from Cassandra’s chapters, she felt like more of a plot movement device rather than an equal character on her own journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, and Death

Minor: Rape, Slavery, and Sexual violence

cara_208's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Slavery and War

lnolen01's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Genocide, Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, War, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Toxic relationship and Misogyny