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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
It was a fine read. I agree with other comments that it was simply a retelling of the Iliad from women’s perspective. It wasn’t a book I couldn’t put down but since I like Greek mythology so much I kept reading. I did appreciate you could hear the different voices of each character in each chapter.
A good read, but the writing felt a bit weak at times and the plot tended to drag at points. The characters are generally well written, but the titular Elektra could have been fleshed out more imo
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Below is a review I left on Amazon when I read the book in May:
This review may contain spoilers...if there is anything to spoil?
My BFF and I are traveling to Greece this summer and she suggested this book, both due to the location and due to our shared love of female-centric stories. I thought telling this story from the women's point of view was interesting, especially as in Greek myths women are not the story-tellers; they are not the point of view of the story.
I don't know how I feel about this; the author [to my knowledge--it has been A MINUTE since I have read any of the original source material] did not take the opportunity to change anything significant about this story. She didn't give Cassandra a voice people would heed; she didn't alter the tragedy of these three women's lives; the men in these stories are still shaping their destinies in many ways. But there was still something very compelling about hearing the same story, told from these three women's point of view, that kept you turning the pages. Maybe I was hoping for a different outcome? Maybe for the story to be remembered differently--which it is, because it is remembered from the point of view of these women while at the same time, as a women, it feels like something you have read before? Maybe because you have thought about these women and filled in some of these gaps yourself--put yourself in their shoes and imagined what this must have been like?
I don't know. There were no real big moments in this book, but it was at the same time, impossible to stop reading as you watched these women and their actions play just as important of a role in shaping their own tragic destinies.
This review may contain spoilers...if there is anything to spoil?
My BFF and I are traveling to Greece this summer and she suggested this book, both due to the location and due to our shared love of female-centric stories. I thought telling this story from the women's point of view was interesting, especially as in Greek myths women are not the story-tellers; they are not the point of view of the story.
I don't know how I feel about this; the author [to my knowledge--it has been A MINUTE since I have read any of the original source material] did not take the opportunity to change anything significant about this story. She didn't give Cassandra a voice people would heed; she didn't alter the tragedy of these three women's lives; the men in these stories are still shaping their destinies in many ways. But there was still something very compelling about hearing the same story, told from these three women's point of view, that kept you turning the pages. Maybe I was hoping for a different outcome? Maybe for the story to be remembered differently--which it is, because it is remembered from the point of view of these women while at the same time, as a women, it feels like something you have read before? Maybe because you have thought about these women and filled in some of these gaps yourself--put yourself in their shoes and imagined what this must have been like?
I don't know. There were no real big moments in this book, but it was at the same time, impossible to stop reading as you watched these women and their actions play just as important of a role in shaping their own tragic destinies.