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A review by shirin_mandi
Elektra by Jennifer Saint
5.0
Finally, one day I will be tired of Trojan War's retellings but not today and definitely not with this book!
We all know the story, the curse of House of Atreus, fratricide, sacrificing daughter; a long war that began in the name of only one woman; and the prophecy for the seventh child of Queen Hecabe.
How the tale I knew so well could be so Engaging and Heartbreaking still.
This is the story of three women at the heart of the Trojan War whose "their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods."
Clytemnestra,the sister of Helen, wife of Agamemnon, a mourning mother!
Elektra,the youngest daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, is the light of her father.
Cassandra, Princess of Troy, cursed by Apollo to see the future but never to be believed when she speaks of it.
What a great read, I hardly can express my feeling, the story goes on magical, beautiful and fascinating.
Surprisingly and Unbelievably I enjoyed every bit of it! This book was amazing and one of my best reads of this year, one of my best mythology.
Yes, I was surprised because we are talking about Elektra and her mother, Clytemnestra; can't love them both, every time you should hate one of them, but not in this book!
For that, I raise my hands for the brave women, no matter where they are or how they fight!
My huge thanks to Headline Audio via NetGalley for giving me a chance to listen to Elektra by Jennifer Saint, I have given my honest review. Each main character of this book is very well narrated by Beth Eyre, Jane Collingwood and Julie Teal.
Quotes
You’re a woman. But war is the business of men.
When I had seen all those suitors clamour in the hall for Helen, I had believed they were there because they loved her, but I had been wrong. They hated her. They hated her because she was so beautiful and because she made them want her so much. Nothing brought them more joy than the fall of a lovely woman. They picked over her reputation like vultures, scavenging for every scrap of flesh they could devour.
How did they have the stomach for the fight still, I wondered. How could it be possible to rise every morning to that same grim, relentless slaughter, and then drink and sleep and wake to do it all again?
There is no dignity in being poor. It is a grinding, exhausting existence, and every morning I wake and stare at the dry, plain walls, which seem to shrink closer around me every day.
The gods demand their justice, but we suffer for it, every time.
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5126266097
We all know the story, the curse of House of Atreus, fratricide, sacrificing daughter; a long war that began in the name of only one woman; and the prophecy for the seventh child of Queen Hecabe.
How the tale I knew so well could be so Engaging and Heartbreaking still.
This is the story of three women at the heart of the Trojan War whose "their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods."
Clytemnestra,the sister of Helen, wife of Agamemnon, a mourning mother!
Elektra,the youngest daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, is the light of her father.
Cassandra, Princess of Troy, cursed by Apollo to see the future but never to be believed when she speaks of it.
What a great read, I hardly can express my feeling, the story goes on magical, beautiful and fascinating.
Surprisingly and Unbelievably I enjoyed every bit of it! This book was amazing and one of my best reads of this year, one of my best mythology.
Yes, I was surprised because we are talking about Elektra and her mother, Clytemnestra; can't love them both, every time you should hate one of them, but not in this book!
For that, I raise my hands for the brave women, no matter where they are or how they fight!
My huge thanks to Headline Audio via NetGalley for giving me a chance to listen to Elektra by Jennifer Saint, I have given my honest review. Each main character of this book is very well narrated by Beth Eyre, Jane Collingwood and Julie Teal.
Quotes
You’re a woman. But war is the business of men.
When I had seen all those suitors clamour in the hall for Helen, I had believed they were there because they loved her, but I had been wrong. They hated her. They hated her because she was so beautiful and because she made them want her so much. Nothing brought them more joy than the fall of a lovely woman. They picked over her reputation like vultures, scavenging for every scrap of flesh they could devour.
How did they have the stomach for the fight still, I wondered. How could it be possible to rise every morning to that same grim, relentless slaughter, and then drink and sleep and wake to do it all again?
There is no dignity in being poor. It is a grinding, exhausting existence, and every morning I wake and stare at the dry, plain walls, which seem to shrink closer around me every day.
The gods demand their justice, but we suffer for it, every time.
[b:Atalanta|61884838|Atalanta|Jennifer Saint|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1675082381l/61884838._SY75_.jpg|97455781] [a:Jennifer Saint|19734894|Jennifer Saint|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1611692824p2/19734894.jpg] 5⭐️
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5126266097