Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

85 reviews

oakotoks's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this book is the embodiment of female rage- the anger i felt alongside the protagonist, the sadness all of it was so good. such an excellent greek myth retelling 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder

topodibiblioteca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Infidelity, Torture, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Death of parent

harpsrawx's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

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

3.5

very interesting interpretation of greek mythology classic texts. for one, the gods are not active characters in the story and clytemnestra takes more of an agnostic approach to religion and prophecies. i did enjoy that the trojan war was explained as inevitable, and helen running away with paris was just the catalyst. def called out a lot of misogyny in the original texts without really changing the plot. kind of wish the story had ended with a description of libation bearers but oh well! 

3.5 stars because the prose was slightly cringy at time. author did a lot of telling not showing, she could’ve eliminated a lot of sentences to shorten this book. but overall still entertaining. greek mythology is my MCU!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and War

sarabook's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Death of parent

animebloodqueen's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

beddy93's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

directorpurry's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, and War

amanda_reads89's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

acrosstheskyinstars's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 This book was so incredible that I finished all but the last two chapters in one sitting. I truly couldn't put it down. It embodies the "I support women's rights and women's wrongs" trope with the perfect blend of strong female characters and female rage. 10/10. I will absolutely be revisiting this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Incest

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

cele3222's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Ooosh oosh Ooosh its an epic story
Well written thats fo sure 
Brutal, bloody ,and pulled on my heart strings at times :''''( , the whole thing is pretty dark and twisted and spiteful, vengeance and all the things that make up stories from the Greeks 
Definitely darker than Circe or song of Achilles. But also deffo pulled some of the different myths I had read about together, like w helen /Troy and Achilles and stuff.
I had to Google what happened to her after the end of the book, oosh, makes me want to read Electra.
It was deffo one of the better/bestest retellings I've read of greek myths. 
Layered complicated personal and very human characters . We really understand clythemnestra and why she did what she did... 
I'm glad there were some strands that were not full of hate though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail