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A review by mxbluet18
Elektra by Jennifer Saint
slow-paced
- 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
Trigger warnings for Elektra include: murder, child death, war, rape, sexual assault and slavery.
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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.
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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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Murder, Rape, Child death, Sexual assault, and Slavery